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 to attend in-person. Occasionally, and where noted, the event is Zoom only (in which case they will only be accessible over Zoom).
Lectures start at 18:30. All lectures are followed by a drinks reception.
Zoom links are emailed out a day or so ahead of the lectures. If you don’t receive the Zoom links and would like to, please email pmf@friendsofpetrie.org.uk
2025
Friday 10th October, 18:30
Friday 14th November, 18:30
Ken Griffin
“Better than the British Museum – The Egyptian Collection of Sir Henry Wellcome. Please note that this lecture will take place in Room 612 of the UCL Institute of Archaeology.
Thursday 11th December, 18:30
Paulina Wandowicz
Short talk and private view of the Broken, Burnt, Buried exhibition. Please note this event will be held in the Petrie Museum only. Places are limited so please email to confirm attendance.
2026
A Friday in January, 18:30
TBC
TBC
Friday 20th February, 18:30
Nicky Nielsen
Title TBC
Friday 6th March, 18:30
Marie Vandenbeusch & John Taylor
Henry Salt and his first collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities.
Friday 24th April, 18:30 (Zoom only)
Arabic Diaries project team (in alphabetical order: Sara al-Ashmawi, Marleen De Meyer, Peter Der Manuelian, Wendy Doyon, Yasmine Emam, Aya Ibrahim, Noha Mostafa, Mostafa Tolba, Liesbeth Zack)
The Arabic Excavation Archive from Qift: Digitization, transcription, and translation of the Arabic Diaries from the Harvard-MFA excavations in Egypt and Sudan, 1913-1947.
A Friday in May, 18:30
Stephen Quirke
Title TBC
Friday 12th June, 18:30
Penny Wilson
A Means to an End: Cultic Expansion and Consolidation in Late Dynastic Egypt.
Friday 17th July
AGM and short updates from grantees.