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Lecture Thebes Hotel, Luxor West Bank.
Thursday, 14th of February, 6 pm.
Sema – Tawy, the unification of the two lands by Dr Bruno Sandkühler.
One of the most...
Cassell. Jewish, funded the first Aswan Dam, was an immense Egyptian farmer, intimate of Edward VIII and paid the King’s huge bills (and more), was King’s ‘private banker’,...
GEM and related matters have been the biggest issue for the 77,000 Supreme Antiques in the past 18 years.
GEM was meant to be finished 7 years ago but...
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We all know the old sterile museums of the past have changed. In the U.K. many of the small town museums simply closed, others including the national museums had to change, they had to become...
An interesting issue about art galleries and museums – do you put an old object against a white modern painted wall, or in a modern glass (dirty in Egypt) case or...
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I've always found the Tahrir museum a bit of a disappointment- dusty, illegible descriptions, confusingly 'organised'.
In my view the Luxor museum is much better. More limited of course but most of...
All new buildings in Egypt after 1956 have a common attribute – I’ll leave you to work that one out but know from previous experience that one person’s atrocity is another’s...
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So sadly true. The boat is magnificent, one of my favourite artefacts of Egyptian history. From my first visit I was appalled from the minute I set eyes on its monstrous container; its location,...
Went to Edfu temple yesterday, hoards and hoards of tourists there, apparently all the cruise boats tie up in Edfu Monday morning and take their guests to the temple. So if anyone else is thinking of...
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Not just Monday mornings. But I agree it is a nuisance when several boats arrive at the same time. It would be so much more pleasant for all concerned if they were to coordinate their visits. Spread...
Went to Kom Umbo yesterday and had a great time. If anyone is thinking of going just a couple of words of advise. First the ticket office is not sign posted it's in a little grubby room down from the...
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Carrie and I agreed afterwards, that we could just have wandered across the railway lines and along the dirt track to the entrance without a guide, and with no one the wiser! Hindsight is a wonderful...
Thursday 17th January 2019 Lecture at Thebes Hotel Luxor Westbank, at 6 pm.
Ancient Egyptian Handcraft - by Dr. Bruno Sandkühler.
A choice from the archive will be shown at the lecture, giving a...
