Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology
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@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
Resident artist Yasmin Elnour talks about the parallels of simple objects in the Museum with everyday living in ancient Sudanese history. Find out more and see our display, ‘The Land Carries’. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/nov/land-carries
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Resident artist Yasmin Elnour talks about the parallels of simple objects in the Museum with everyday living in ancient Sudanese history. Find out more and see our display, ‘The Land Carries’. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/nov/land-carries
Meet Dina Nur Satti, Ahmed Akasha and Yasmin Elnour, the artists behind our latest group show, The Land Carries. Tune in to this BBC World Service episode from 07:15, also featuring Head of Petrie Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology Collections Catriona Wilson. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Meet Dina Nur Satti, Ahmed Akasha and Yasmin Elnour, the artists behind our latest group show, The Land Carries. Tune in to this BBC World Service episode from 07:15, also featuring Head of Petrie Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology Collections Catriona Wilson. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
Last chance to view Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids! Come along and visit the display showcasing Lee Miller’s work, available until 28 June. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Last chance to view Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids! Come along and visit the display showcasing Lee Miller’s work, available until 28 June. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
Due to staff training we will be closed on the following dates:
- Friday 6 June and will reopen as normal on Saturday 7 June at 1pm
- Tuesday 24 June and will reopen as normal Wednesday 25 June at 1pm
We apologise for any inconvenience.
- Friday 6 June and will reopen as normal on Saturday 7 June at 1pm
- Tuesday 24 June and will reopen as normal Wednesday 25 June at 1pm
We apologise for any inconvenience.
May 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Due to staff training we will be closed on the following dates:
- Friday 6 June and will reopen as normal on Saturday 7 June at 1pm
- Tuesday 24 June and will reopen as normal Wednesday 25 June at 1pm
We apologise for any inconvenience.
- Friday 6 June and will reopen as normal on Saturday 7 June at 1pm
- Tuesday 24 June and will reopen as normal Wednesday 25 June at 1pm
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Lee Miller shared her angle on modern Egypt through still life and landscape photography. Read the review by @ianvisits.co.uk here: www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/see...
May 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Lee Miller shared her angle on modern Egypt through still life and landscape photography. Read the review by @ianvisits.co.uk here: www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/see...
We are excited to announce that our 3,500-year-old loaf of bread will be included in the upcoming exhibition by the @sciencemuseum.org.uk, Future of Food! The exhibition explores how science is creating more sustainable ways of growing, making, cooking and eating food.
April 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We are excited to announce that our 3,500-year-old loaf of bread will be included in the upcoming exhibition by the @sciencemuseum.org.uk, Future of Food! The exhibition explores how science is creating more sustainable ways of growing, making, cooking and eating food.
Easter break visitor information:
We will be closed from 5pm on 16 April and reopen on 23 April. Please note that email and telephone will not be monitored during this period. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
We will be closed from 5pm on 16 April and reopen on 23 April. Please note that email and telephone will not be monitored during this period. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Easter break visitor information:
We will be closed from 5pm on 16 April and reopen on 23 April. Please note that email and telephone will not be monitored during this period. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
We will be closed from 5pm on 16 April and reopen on 23 April. Please note that email and telephone will not be monitored during this period. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
@ucl.ac.uk student, Mark Bessoudo (MA in Architectural History) talks about his visit and how the museum shows that even the ancient past is still woven into the fabric of the present. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
March 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
@ucl.ac.uk student, Mark Bessoudo (MA in Architectural History) talks about his visit and how the museum shows that even the ancient past is still woven into the fabric of the present. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
Hello to everyone on @bsky.app! 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. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
March 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hello to everyone on @bsky.app! 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. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...