Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology
@uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
@ucl.ac.uk’s Petrie Museum is a time capsule of ancient Egypt where its 80,000 objects tell the story of 7,000 years along the Nile.
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum-egyptian-and-sudanese-archaeology
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum-egyptian-and-sudanese-archaeology
Pinned
Tales for a Winter’s Night
Step into the Petrie Museum after hours for an evening of supernatural tales.
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Discover stories of the supernatural penned by the museum’s founder Amelia B. Edwards. Award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin returns on 21 November with 'Tales for a Winter’s Night'.
Immerse yourself in a multi-format project reclaiming Sudanese heritage through VR storytelling, film, and live ritual created by Issraa Elkogali Häggström. Join us on 18 November.
Alchemy of Fragmented Rooms - storytelling workshop
Reclaiming & retelling fragmented Sudanese histories through a diasporic, feminist lens. Part of Sudan Living Cultures live programme
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November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Immerse yourself in a multi-format project reclaiming Sudanese heritage through VR storytelling, film, and live ritual created by Issraa Elkogali Häggström. Join us on 18 November.
Join us on 13 November for a panel event, featuring three Artist Research Residents from the Sudan Living Cultures programme discussing their processes behind the new group show, The Land Carries. Find out more here:
The Land Carries - Artists in Conversation (Live Recording)
Panel event with Artist Research Residents at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian & Sudanese Archaeology. Part of Sudan Living Cultures programme
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November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Join us on 13 November for a panel event, featuring three Artist Research Residents from the Sudan Living Cultures programme discussing their processes behind the new group show, The Land Carries. Find out more here:
What are the stories and traditions that stretch across generations and time? The Land Carries brings together new work from three international artists responding to the Sudanese material. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/nov/land-carries
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
What are the stories and traditions that stretch across generations and time? The Land Carries brings together new work from three international artists responding to the Sudanese material. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/nov/land-carries
See the museum and our collections in this video tour by Walking Escape:
Exploring Ancient Wonders: Petrie Museum of Archaeology - 4K London Walking Tour
YouTube video by Walking Escape
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November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
See the museum and our collections in this video tour by Walking Escape:
Listen in to a conversation addressing Flinders Petrie's complex legacy. @ucl.ac.uk President and Provost Michael Spence meets Catriona Wilson and Dr Anna Garnett in the latest Faces of UCL podcast. faces-of-ucl.transistor.fm/episodes/epi...
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Listen in to a conversation addressing Flinders Petrie's complex legacy. @ucl.ac.uk President and Provost Michael Spence meets Catriona Wilson and Dr Anna Garnett in the latest Faces of UCL podcast. faces-of-ucl.transistor.fm/episodes/epi...
Discover stories of the supernatural penned by the museum’s founder Amelia B. Edwards. Award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin returns on 21 November with 'Tales for a Winter’s Night'.
Tales for a Winter’s Night
Step into the Petrie Museum after hours for an evening of supernatural tales.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Discover stories of the supernatural penned by the museum’s founder Amelia B. Edwards. Award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin returns on 21 November with 'Tales for a Winter’s Night'.
Create your very own breaking ritual using craft and creative writing with Rosie Fuller. Join us at our upcoming family event on 8 November.
Family Event: Breaking Rituals with Rosie
Explore the power of breaking something - rare for a museum to say! Pre-book 11:00-12:00. Drop-in 12:00-14:00
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October 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Create your very own breaking ritual using craft and creative writing with Rosie Fuller. Join us at our upcoming family event on 8 November.
Whether as a dried plant or an oil, the scent of lavender has been used for centuries. Make stitch-free scented bags with kapok and linen with Clare Sams at our family event on 30 October.
Family Event: Lavender Bags with Clare
Make stitch-free lavender scented bags with kapok & linen for free. Pre-book 13:15-14:15. Drop-in 14:15-16:15.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Whether as a dried plant or an oil, the scent of lavender has been used for centuries. Make stitch-free scented bags with kapok and linen with Clare Sams at our family event on 30 October.
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And yet an other reason for taking the #eurostar instead of the plane: the wonderful little gem @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social! Small and yet such a great collection (just 15 min from #StPancras can easily be visited just before or after your train trip. #sustainable #travel #Shabtis
September 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
And yet an other reason for taking the #eurostar instead of the plane: the wonderful little gem @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social! Small and yet such a great collection (just 15 min from #StPancras can easily be visited just before or after your train trip. #sustainable #travel #Shabtis
Through the deliberate act of damage, objects became powerful tools that ancient Egyptians used to protect, to heal, and communicate with the divine. Find out more and see our display. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jul/broken-burnt-buried-ritual-lives-objects-ancient-egypt
September 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Through the deliberate act of damage, objects became powerful tools that ancient Egyptians used to protect, to heal, and communicate with the divine. Find out more and see our display. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jul/broken-burnt-buried-ritual-lives-objects-ancient-egypt
#WelcomeToUCL! We are home to one of the world's largest and most important collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology, telling the stories of people who lived in the Nile Valley in the past. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum-egyptian-and-sudanese-archaeology
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
#WelcomeToUCL! We are home to one of the world's largest and most important collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology, telling the stories of people who lived in the Nile Valley in the past. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum-egyptian-and-sudanese-archaeology
Learn, create and play the ancient Egyptian board game Senet with artist Jaquie Feldman. Join us on 4 October.
Family Event: Play Senet with Jaquie
Create and play your own game for free at Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology. Pre-book for 11:00. Drop-in 12:00-14:00.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Learn, create and play the ancient Egyptian board game Senet with artist Jaquie Feldman. Join us on 4 October.
Dr Anna Garnett shares insights with historian Honor Cargill-Martin on ancient Egyptian artefacts, including the world's oldest dress, socks, games and more. Find out more in the latest episode of History Hit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzEw...
September 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Dr Anna Garnett shares insights with historian Honor Cargill-Martin on ancient Egyptian artefacts, including the world's oldest dress, socks, games and more. Find out more in the latest episode of History Hit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzEw...
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My Spotlight Lecture for @theees.bsky.social, on the @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social's Archaeological Ephemera Project, is now available online -
If you work with a historic collection that has similar bits and bobs, and would like to join our Community of Practice, please get in touch!
If you work with a historic collection that has similar bits and bobs, and would like to join our Community of Practice, please get in touch!
Spotlight Lecture: Between Object and Archive
YouTube video by The Egypt Exploration Society
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September 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My Spotlight Lecture for @theees.bsky.social, on the @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social's Archaeological Ephemera Project, is now available online -
If you work with a historic collection that has similar bits and bobs, and would like to join our Community of Practice, please get in touch!
If you work with a historic collection that has similar bits and bobs, and would like to join our Community of Practice, please get in touch!
Explore our Egyptology collection after hours! Join us on a 350,000-year journey through the story of Ancient Egypt at our upcoming museum lates on 13 and 19 September as part of #HeritageOpenDays. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/egyptology-after-hours.html
September 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Explore our Egyptology collection after hours! Join us on a 350,000-year journey through the story of Ancient Egypt at our upcoming museum lates on 13 and 19 September as part of #HeritageOpenDays. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/egyptology-after-hours.html
The Petrie Museum is devastated to learn of the sudden death of John J. Johnston, a long-term friend and collaborator of the Museum who was dedicated to the research of LGBTQ+ histories in ancient Egypt. We extend our deepest condolences to John’s family at this sad time.
Photo: © Mike Oscar
Photo: © Mike Oscar
August 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Petrie Museum is devastated to learn of the sudden death of John J. Johnston, a long-term friend and collaborator of the Museum who was dedicated to the research of LGBTQ+ histories in ancient Egypt. We extend our deepest condolences to John’s family at this sad time.
Photo: © Mike Oscar
Photo: © Mike Oscar
The scheduled maintenance work today has finished successfully and earlier than anticipated. We are happy to announce that we will now be opening from 1pm onwards as usual.
August 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The scheduled maintenance work today has finished successfully and earlier than anticipated. We are happy to announce that we will now be opening from 1pm onwards as usual.
Find out more about what the practice of breaking everyday objects tells us about the lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt. Come explore our display. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
August 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Find out more about what the practice of breaking everyday objects tells us about the lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt. Come explore our display. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
We will be closed on Tuesday 12 August and reopen as normal at 1pm on Wednesday 13 August. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
August 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We will be closed on Tuesday 12 August and reopen as normal at 1pm on Wednesday 13 August. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Dive into the world of Artbox artist, Violet, who shares her story of resilience, inspiration, and the transformative power of art. Find out more and see our feature in this video:
My Artist Story: Violet
YouTube video by Artbox London Charity
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July 31, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Dive into the world of Artbox artist, Violet, who shares her story of resilience, inspiration, and the transformative power of art. Find out more and see our feature in this video:
When was the last time you broke something? Was it accidental or on purpose? Across ancient Egypt, people broke, buried, and even burned objects - not by accident, but deliberately and with deep meaning.
Come explore our new display:
Come explore our new display:
Broken, Burnt, Buried: Ritual Lives of Objects in Ancient Egypt
Come explore this new display and find out more about what the practice of breaking everyday objects tells us about the lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt.
www.ucl.ac.uk
July 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
When was the last time you broke something? Was it accidental or on purpose? Across ancient Egypt, people broke, buried, and even burned objects - not by accident, but deliberately and with deep meaning.
Come explore our new display:
Come explore our new display:
Explore how everyday items were transformed through religious and ritual practices across thousands of years. See our upcoming display from 22 July.
Broken, Burnt, Buried: Ritual Lives of Objects in Ancient Egypt
Come explore this new display and find out more about what the practice of breaking everyday objects tells us about the lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt.
www.ucl.ac.uk
July 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Explore how everyday items were transformed through religious and ritual practices across thousands of years. See our upcoming display from 22 July.
It's been great sharing Lee Miller’s photography and exploring ideas of Egypt in 'Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids'. We hope you enjoyed our display as part of the 75th anniversary of Farleys House and Gallery.
July 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's been great sharing Lee Miller’s photography and exploring ideas of Egypt in 'Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids'. We hope you enjoyed our display as part of the 75th anniversary of Farleys House and Gallery.
New product alert! Come along to visit and get yourself one of our new tote bags designed by the incredibly talented Mirri Rowland. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
July 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
New product alert! Come along to visit and get yourself one of our new tote bags designed by the incredibly talented Mirri Rowland. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Due to essential building works we will be closed on Saturday 19 July and will reopen as normal on Tuesday 22 July at 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
June 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Due to essential building works we will be closed on Saturday 19 July and will reopen as normal on Tuesday 22 July at 1pm. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...