Hannah Pethen – Friends of the Petrie Museum

Painting of large defesive walls with square towers from a deep ditch, with a river in the distance.

PMF visit to ‘Alan Sorrell – Nubia’ at the Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-on-sea – Saturday 30th May 2026

Join the PMF on a visit to an exhibition of Alan Sorrell’s paintings of the UNESCO Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia in 1961-2, including an exclusive curator talk.

Lectures / News

Petrie Memorial Lecture 5th September 2025

The Friends are delighted to announce that the Petrie Memorial Lecture will return on the 5th September 2025. It has been 25 years since the first Petrie Memorial Lecture in …

Photo of the inundation of the Nile rising at Aswan in 1964.,

Lectures

Recommended Bibliography from the February 21st lecture by John Baines, ‘Ancient Egypt from an African perspective’

Bibliography from John Baines’ lecture on 21st February ‘Ancient Egypt from an African perspective.’

Author: Hannah Pethen