PMF Book Auction – 24th February 2026
LIVE ZOOM AUCTION TUESDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2026 Join us on Zoom for our live auction of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology books. There are specialist publications, out of print books, collectible …
Friday 30th January 18:30 – ‘Looking up! Uncovering histories of Egyptology on a journey through Paris’. Zoom only.
What if the histories of Egyptology could be read through the streets of Paris? Outside the walls of the musée du Louvre, in covered passages, on public fountains, and under …
Friends of the Petrie Museum Study Day: Coptic Archaeology – Saturday 6th and Saturday 13th December 2025
Saturday 6th December and Saturday 13th December 2025 An online study day exploring the archaeology of the Coptic period in the Nile Valley with David Frankfurter, Claudia Näser, Paige Steen, …
2025-26 Lecture Series
All lectures take place in Lecture Theatre G6, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31 – 34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY unless otherwise noted, and will also be streamed on Zoom for those unable …
Harry S. Smith Memorial Event
We welcome you all to join us for a special day to remember and honour the life and work of Prof. Harry S. Smith. We are pleased to be welcoming …
2025 Handling Seminars
Our famous Friends of the Petrie Museum object handling sessions are returning! We are pleased to have started up the 2025 series with someone very closely linked to the museum – Dr Alice Stevenson, …
2024-2025 Lecture Series
Lectures usually take place in Lecture Theatre G6, UCL Institute of Archaeology, 31 – 34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY unless otherwise noted, and will also be streamed on Zoom for those unable …
Friends of the Petrie Museum Study Day: The provincial cemeteries of Rifeh – Saturday, 13 July 2024
Saturday, 13 July 2024 ***Please note the change of venue to Lecture Theatre 2, UCL Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6AE*** A study day exploring the rich material from …
Friday 23rd February – ‘A “kind of exploration or antiquity-dealing-business”: Egyptian archaeology and the Antiquities Trade 1880-1939’
Egyptological historiography has often focussed on the apparent scientific heroism of archaeologists, obscuring the reality that many of the same heroes were also active in the antiquities market, buying, and …