Spotlight On: Ancient Egypt in sixty minutes - FULLY
BOOKED
Date: Thu 23 February
Time: 14:00–15:00
Booking:
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Fast-track through the highs and lows of 5,000 years of Egyptian
history with Dr Angela McDonald, University of Glasgow. Places
limited.
Evening Lecture: Fascinating Egypt
Date: Thu 8 March
Time: 18:30–19:30
Cost: £6, £5 Concession and Members
Booking:
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John Taylor, Assistant Keeper of Ancient Egypt at the British
Museum, reflects on the history of archaeological exploration in
Egypt, from 19th century travellers and scholars, including
Alexander Rhind, to contemporary field work.
Spotlight On: How to Live Forever in Ancient Egypt
Date: Thu 15 March
Time: 14:00–15:00
Booking:
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Dr Angela McDonald from the University of Glasgow explores
prayers, spells and invocations in Ancient Egypt. Places
limited.
Spotlight On: See Scotland by Train
Date: Thu 22 March
Time: 14:00–15:00
Booking:
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Our special exhibition takes you on a tour of Scotland through
historic and modern railway posters. Join Alastair Dodds, our
exhibition curator to find out more.
Mummies at the Movies: 'Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped
feet'
Date: Sat 24 March
Time: 13:30–16:45
Cost: £6, £5 Concession and Members
Booking:
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Egyptologist John J Johnston introduces the exotic and
terrifying world of cinematic mummies.
Mystery Mummy Movie Screening
Date: Sat 24 March
Time: 14:45-16:45
Cost: Free
Booking:
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A free film screening of the winning movie from our Mummy Movie
vote. Watch this space to find out how to vote.
Understanding Technology: The Secrecy and Counterculture of
Holography
Date: Thu 29 March
Time: 15:00–17:00
Booking: Book now on 0300 123 6789
Join Dr Sean Johnston from Glasgow University to hear the hidden
history of holography, the technology of three-dimensional imaging,
and discover what links the Cold War, Pop Art and communes.
In association with the Institute for the Study of Science,
Technology & Innovation at Edinburgh University.
Saturday Showcase: Behind the scenes with Fascinating
Mummies
Date: Sat 31 March
Time: 13:30–16:00
Cost: £10, £8 Concession and Members
Booking:
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Explore the stories and secrets uncovered by our conservation
team as they prepared our Egyptian collections for the Fascinating
Mummies exhibition. Refreshments included.
Part of the adult programme for Edinburgh International Science
Festival 2012.
Spotlight On: The Science of Archeaology
Date: Thu 5 April
Time: 14:00–15:00
Booking:
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Dr Angela McDonald from the University of Glasgow explores
prayers, spells and invocations in Ancient Egypt. Places
limited.
The Painted Gaze: Funerary Portraiture in Roman Egypt
Date: Sat 12 May
Time: 10:00–17:00
Cost: £36 (full fee only)
Booking: Book now on 0131 650 4400 or online at
www.ed.ac.uk/openstudies.
Course code B351.
The so-called ‘mummy portraits’ of Roman Egypt are enigmatic and
open to a range of scholarly interpretations. Working with
materials held by National Museums Scotland, tutor Andrew Paterson
investigates the artistic interactions between Egypt and Rome, and
the birth of portraiture.
Exploring Hieroglyphs
Date: Thu 17 May
Time: 18:00–19:00
Cost: Free
Booking:
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Dr Angela McDonald from University of Glasgow gives an
introduction to Egyptian hieroglyphs in this special evening event
to mark Adult Learners’ Week. Places limited.
Edinburgh Lecture: Who speaks for the dead? A forensic
anthropologist’s tale
Date: Thu 24 May
Time: 19:00–20:00
Cost: £5 per ticket +£1 booking fee for online or
telephone bookings (tbc)
Booking: Book through the Usher Hall Box Office at
http://www.usherhall.co.uk/ or
0131 228 1155
Forensic anthropology is a science associated with
identity. Professor Sue Black, from the University of Dundee’s
Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, shows there are many
aspects of identity from the human body that relate to the living
as much as the dead. From identifying perpetrators of crime to
helping victims remember who they are, the world of forensic
anthropology is clearly a lot more than a pile of old bones.
Temples, Tombs and Fascinating Mummies
Date: Sat 26 May
Time: 10:00–17:00,
Cost: £20.00, £15.00 Concessions and EES members
(includes refreshments and admission to Fascinating Mummies
exhibition)
Booking:
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As the closing event for Fascinating Mummies, this day school
focuses on the exhibition’s star attraction: the mummy of Ankh-hor,
an early 26th Dynasty Priest of Montju at Karnak. Speakers include
Dr Aidan Dodson, Bristol University and Chris Naunton Deputy
Director of the Egypt Exploration Society.
In partnership with the Egypt
Exploration Society.
Saturday Showcase: Railway Posters, Past and Present
Date: Sat 16 June
Time: 13:30–16:00
Cost: £10, £8 Concession and Members
Booking:
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Railway posters offer their own distinctive view of the changing
world of travel over the last 150 years. Ed Bartholomew, Senior
Curator of Image and Sound Collections at the National Railway
Museum, explores the history of the railway poster, and David
Bownes, Head of Collections, and Mike Walton, Retail Director at
London Transport Museum, share stories about London Transport
posters past and present, including contemporary commissioning and
the Underground 150 Project. Refreshments included.
University of Edinburgh Open Studies
From late September we are hosting a new programme of
daytime and evening adult courses and Saturday schools in
conjunction with Open Studies at the University of Edinburgh's
Office of Lifelong Learning. With options ranging from archaeology
to Scottish textiles, there's something for everyone. Find out more
here.
Our
Fascinating Mummies events are supported by Allander Print Ltd.