Exciting news on our Mamluk tunic, which was recently put on display at The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd. This could not have been done without the amazing support of Cardiff Conservation department, particularly to Jessica Morgan and Deirdre Ellis. For more, see the article (and video) below!

Great to have The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd's Mamluk tunic featured in the latest Y Mag issue by Welsh Museums Fed.. Congratulations to Jessica Morgan and Deirdre Ellis (Cardiff Conservation) on the publication! museumsfederation.cymru/ymag/ymag-july…

So excited for this! Everyone at The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd is so grateful to all Cardiff Conservation staff and students who have worked on this wonderful coffin over the past 26 years!

The photography of the coffin of Ankhpakhered/Djedher, which is now back at The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd, will take some time to be processed. However, here's a new edited image of the underside of the base. More photos will follow in the coming days...

The complete model of the coffin of Ankhpakhered/Djedher (exterior decoration only), recently conserved by Cardiff Conservation and now back at The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd, is now available on @sketchfab. Check it out! skfb.ly/p6QG8

Last week the coffin of Ankhpakhered returned to The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd from Cardiff Conservation after 26 years of treatment. For more on this, including the history, decoration, and reuse, see the blog post below. egyptcentrecollectionblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/return…

Did you know that The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd's online trails are now available in 12 languages? For more details, including the trails, languages, and how to create your own, see the new blog post by Sam Powell. egyptcentrecollectionblog.blogspot.com/2024/08/trail-…

Ancient Egyptian coffin finally given new life bbc.in/4dEG9jB

🏺An ancient Egyptian coffin has finally returned to The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd after a 26-year conservation project by Cardiff University Believed to date back to around 650 BC, the coffin has now been lovingly restored. Find out more about its colourful past . . . bit.ly/EgyptCoffin

A nice video on the coffin of Ankhpakhered, produced by Swansea University press office!

Did you see our very own student Katie along with Ken Griffin on ITV last night talking about the return of the coffin? If not you can still watch it through the link below!

More coverage of the coffin of Ankhpakhered in The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd!

I'm giving a lecture tomorrow evening for Wirral Ancient Egypt Society on Sir Henry Wellcome's Egyptian and Sudanese collection. "Better than the British Museum". What's this quote all about? Join me tomorrow to find out! eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-ken-griff…

Tickets for the first Friends of The Egypt Centre, Museum // Y Ganolfan Eifftaidd lecture for the 2023-24 season are now available. Join Carolyn Graves-Brown as she discusses the manufacture of ancient Egyptian linen. This lecture will occur in person (Taliesin Studio) and on Zoom. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-very-brief…

I'll be doing a study day on #Karnak for Chesterfield Egyptology Society this Saturday. The event will be hybrid, with full details and tickets available here. Hope you can make it! eventbrite.co.uk/e/karnak-the-m…