Tag Archives: Egypt

Welcome to #AberdeenPharaoh

Posted on March 3, 2017 by uoamuseums

Over one hundred objects from the University’s Egyptian archaeology collection will soon be going on display in the Lokcshuppen exhibition centre in Rosenheim, near Muncih. The exhibition ‘Pharaoh: living in Ancient Egypt’  will explore Ancient Egyptian building, religion and society through … Continue reading →

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Coffin Conservation

Posted on October 25, 2016 by uoamuseums

Last week a painted ancient Egyptian coffin in the University’s museums’ collection left Aberdeen for conservation in Hildesheim near Hannover in Germany. The wooden coffin dates to the Middle Kingdom (2000-1700BC) and was discovered in Beni Hasan, Middle Egypt, by … Continue reading →

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Death on the Nile

Posted on April 8, 2014 by uoamuseums

Gillian MacNee, the new Curator for Learning and Access, has been hard at work developing a new Ancient Egyptian school workshop for the University of Aberdeen Museums. Here she tells us about her first week delivering the new workshop. Last week we had our … Continue reading →

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