Upcoming Events at the British Museum

Accessed August 25, 2009 | The British Museum

If you are near the British Museum during September through December, here are a few Ancient Egypt-related gallery talks and family activities. All of the following are free. I envy those who are able to make it to these events.

• Galler Talk - August 29: The Tomb-Chapel of Nebamun, given by Lorna Oakes
• Gallery Talk - September 2: Ancient Egyptian Funerary Temples, given by Lorna Oakes
• Gallery Talk - September 10: Looking at Ancient Egyptian Basketry: Technology, Design, Continuity, given by Barbara Willis and Gemma Aboe
• Family Activity - October 24: Making Mummies
• Gallery Talk - October 31: The Life and Times of the Scribe Nebamun at Thebes, given by George Hart

Ottoman Museum Reopens

Originally published week of August 6 - 12, 2009 | Al-Ahram Weekly Online | by Nevine El-Aref

This article chronicles the official inauguration of the Rosetta National Museum. It also describes the museum's purpose, how the artifacts witin came to be selected, highlights of the museum's galleries, some history of the museum and its beginnings and restoration periods, and other credits.

Michael C. Carlos Museum - Gallery Profiles

Originally published July 30, 2009 | Art Museum Journal | by Gail S. Myhre

Gail Myhre describes in short paragraphs various galleries of the Michael C. Carlos Museum on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Featured among the gallery profiles is the Egyptian, Nubian and Near Eastern Collection, alongside which is a picture of one of the artifacts.

New Audio Tours of the Oriental Institute Museum Galleries Available

Originally published July 21, 2009 | Oriental Institute

Audio tours of the Oriental Institute Museum galleries are now available for free download so that you can use your own iPod or other MP3 player to take any or all of our special tours. Current tours are 'Highlights of the Collection of the Oriental Institute,' a tour of 'The Ancient Near East in the Time of Tutankhamun,' and a special 'Ancient Egypt for Kids' tour.

The following is a direct link to the self guided audio tours

Help name the Putnam's Egyptian Gallery

Originally published July 15, 2009 | Quad-City Times

The Putnam Museum's most iconic gallery is about to undergo a renovation, and officials at the Davenport venue want the public's help in giving it a new name to go with the new look.