Private View of “Troy- Myth and Reality” at the British Museum The British Museum, very kindly, has granted us a Private View of this new exhibition. The exhibition, already opened to the general public, has received 5 star reviews. Our Private View is on Wednesday 22nd January 2020. This is how the British Museum describes this unmissable exhibition: -The legend of Troy has endured for more than 3,000 years. The story of a great city, plunged into a 10-year war over…
Find out more »The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Education Affairs is pleased to announce and invite you to the upcoming events: “Painting & Difference”, Exhibition by Dr. Dina El-Sioufi. Painting and Difference is a play on Jacques Derrida, L’Ecriture Et La Difference (Writing and Difference), 1967. There, the French philosopher makes clear that every creative act; writing, poetry, painting, etc, is a form of other writing involving difference. Not only through what the author/artist is trying to convey in a work but also…
Find out more »Maat, Morals & Justice in Ancient Egypt by Beth Asbury Morals encourage cooperation between individuals, which is useful for community survival. The ancient Egyptians' answer to this was a belief in Maat, originally an abstract concept that became a deified entity in about 2350 BC. Documentary sources show the range of behaviour that people aspired to in order to live up to Maat but as a pragmatic society, the Egyptians did not always live up to their ideals, and historical texts also shed light on how they dealt with their criminals.…
Find out more »The Egyptian Bureau for Cultural & Educational Affairs cordially invites you to attend The Egyptian Nubian Exhibition on Saturday, the 16th of October 2021 from 3:00 pm till 10:00 pm. Exhibition Information & Programme attached below. Looking forward to welcoming you in the bureau.
Find out more »BES was delighted that our Annual Flagship Event the Sir Michael Weir Lecture returned on 25th November as a ‘live’ event at the Institute of Directors. Our speaker was His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League Born in Heliopolis, Cairo, HE Aboul Gheit, joined The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, upon graduation in 1965. He took part in the 1978 Camp David Agreement negotiations, which led to the signing of the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.…
Find out more »NEW RESOLUTIONS - MAKING IT HAPPEN New Year resolutions are a long standing western AND eastern tradition – they give us a glimmer of hope and excitement. However, as time goes by, we seem either to forget about them or feel down-hearted by the fact that we have failed to stick to them. Year on year, many of us decide not to have any resolutions anymore – but are we missing out, is this the right attitude or do we…
Find out more »The British Egyptian Society is delighted to announce the winner of the Peter Mackenzie Smith Book Prize is The Buried: Life, Death and Revolution in Egypt by Peter Hessler. Published by Profile Books. The Prize of £5000 was given at a reception of 100 people held at the prestigious Army and Navy Club on 28th March 2022 The society was honoured to introduce His Excellency, the Egyptian Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Mr Sherif Kamel and Mrs Heba…
Find out more »The North East Ancient Egypt Society are pleased to announce as part of our new Student Involvement Project (SIP) a mini conference focusing on research from undergraduates and postgraduates from around the world. Cost is FREE This Lecture is LIVE There is NO need to register Saturday 9th April 2022 ~ 1:50 – 5:00pm (UK TIME) Via Zoom We have a great line up of student speakers covering a variety of topics in Egyptology from pottery to funerary practices. The…
Find out more »This event was so popular that the society had to take over the whole restaurant! So great to see friends of BES back together chatting, eating and making connections. 8pm Friday 29th April 2022 At The Plum and Salt Restaurant 77 Fulham Palace Road. W6 8JA Cost £30 per person 3 courses Please contact the secretary Mr. Noel Rands at secretary@britishegyptiansociety.org.uk For further information or to register
Find out more »We were delighted with the attendance at our Film Event. The film event has featured so far in over 40 online high impact media outlets including: YouTube in Cairo, Lebanon, Tunisia, UK and more on the way including MBC report Al Sharq Al Awsat online and print version both covered the event too We were on top of social media trends in Cairo and Elham Shahin and Hala Sarhan are now safely back in Cairo and very happy with the…
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