Stoneworkers finishing a granite statue of a king, copy of the original wall painting in the tomb of Rekhmire, Qurna, Egypt, 1479–1425 BCE, painted by Nina M. Davies (1881–1965) in 1927, paper and tempera paint.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1930
Details
This fascinating exhibition is the first to focus on those who built one of history’s most remarkable civilisations. It brings to light the daily lives of ordinary Egyptians, from stonemasons and coffin decorators to royal sandal makers, revealing their untold stories and shedding new light on the technology and techniques behind the extraordinary items on display.
Venue
King’s Cross Station, Euston Road, London NIC 4AP
Event Organisers
Sarah Bowles and Philippa Barton
Cost
Cost of the visit is £125 - plus Eventbrite booking fee
Cost of the visit is £117.50 Art Fund Members -plus Eventbrite booking fee
Cost of the Curator’s talk and exhibition only is £60.00 -plus Eventbrite booking fee
Cost of the Curator’s talk and exhibition only is £52.50 Art Fund Members - plus Eventbrite booking fee
Programme
10.42am
Train departs from King’s Cross for Cambridge
12.00am
Lunch
2.00pm
Background talk by Helen Strudwick, Senior curator Fitzwilliam Museum and lead curator for the Made in Ancient Egypt, exhibition
3.15pm
Visit to the exhibition Made in Ancient Egypt at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
This exciting exhibition brings together jewellery, ceramics, sculpture, textiles and painting shedding new light on the ancient Egyptians’ technical processes and the craftsmen and women involved. Texts written on shards of stone or pieces of pottery known as ostraca are particularly revealing as they were used as notepads for ideas, instructions, complaints, delivery notes and records of purchases. They provide fascinating glimpses into this ancient world, such as an urgent order for four windows, dating to 1295 to 1185 BC (“hurry, hurry, by tomorrow”), records of workers off sick including one named Panebu who had been bitten, and the absence of the entire workforce due to a funeral.
5.40pm
Train departs for London, arriving 6.32pm