Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology

Alchemy of Fragmented Rooms - storytelling workshop Reclaiming & retelling fragmented Sudanese histories through a diasporic, feminist lens. Part of Sudan Living Cultures live programme

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.

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

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

YouTube video by Walking Escape Exploring Ancient Wonders: Petrie Museum of Archaeology - 4K London Walking Tour

See the museum and our collections in this video tour by Walking Escape:

Head of Petrie Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology Collections, Catriona Wilson, and Curator Dr Anna Garnett.

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...

Tales for a Winter’s Night Step into the Petrie Museum after hours for an evening of supernatural tales.

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'.

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

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: 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.

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.

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

#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

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.

Learn, create and play the ancient Egyptian board game Senet with artist Jaquie Feldman. Join us on 4 October.

Dr Anna Garnett talking about the ancient Egyptian board game 'Mehen' with historian Honor Cargill-Martin.

Dr Anna Garnett sharing insights with historian Honor Cargill-Martin about the world's oldest dress.

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...

YouTube video by The Egypt Exploration Society Spotlight Lecture: Between Object and Archive

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!

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

A photograph of John J Johnston giving a lecture at the Petrie Museum.

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

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.​

Text against a colourful background which reads, “Broken, Burnt, Buried. Ritual lives of objects in ancient Egypt. 22 July 2025 to 16 May 2026.”.

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...

YouTube video by Artbox London Charity My Artist Story: Violet

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:

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.

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:

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.

Explore how everyday items were transformed through religious and ritual practices across thousands of years. See our upcoming display from 22 July.

A display case of Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids in the Petrie Museum.

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.

A person in the Petrie Museum with a tote bag on their shoulder.

A Petrie Museum tote bag in front of a display case in the museum.

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...

A display in the Petrie Museum with a panel entitled, "Lee Miller in Egypt".

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...

Family Event: Collage Club Free collage workshop for all ages exploring ancient civilisations from the Nile Valley. Pre-book for 11:00. Drop-in 12:00-14:00

Collage Club on 21 June is a workshop series celebrating the art of cutting and sticking. Come along and exploring ancient civilisations from the Nile Valley through a creative activity.

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. ​

One of the joys of working @uclhistory.bsky.social is that you have access to the extraordinary @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social with one of the largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese historic artefacts. I spotted some textiles which will, no doubt, form part of future investigations!

A display case with Egyptology-related objects and photographs of Egypt. There is a case label entitled “Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids”.

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...