Understanding Egyptian Collections: Innovative display and research projects in museums

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On the 1st and 2nd September 2014, the Ashmolean Museum was proud to host the Understanding Egyptian Collections: Innovative display and research projects in museums conference. Looking at the exciting and interestnig ways in which museum conservators and egyptologists display ancient Egyptian artef…

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    Egypt and the Ashmolean – 5 millennia of collections care part two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 15:36


    Mark Norman, Head of Conservation, Ashmolean Museum, concludes his talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference

    Ancient Worlds: Open Data, Mobile Web, Haptics, Digital Touch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 29:00


    Stephen Devine, Digital Communications Officer, and Sam Sportun, Collection Care Manager/Senior Conservator, Manchester Museum give a talk for the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.

    Bringing it all together in the Artifact Lab: Conservation, research, display, interpretation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 22:21


    Molly Gleeson, Rockwell Project Conservator, Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.

    Reflecting on Egyptian Pigments: the use of Fibre Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS) for pigment analysis at the Fitzwilliam Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 30:51


    Jennifer Marchant, Antiquities Conservator and Abigail Granville, Pigment Analyst, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, give a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference. Disclaimer: All reasonable efforts have been made to identify and contact the coppright holders. If you hold or administer rights for the content published here, please contact us.

    On not exhibiting a corpse: the Mummy Chamber, Brooklyn Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 21:43


    Lisa Bruno, Head Objects Conservator, Brooklyn Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.

    King Menkaure in Motion: the metamorphosis of a Monolithic royal sculpture from the Old Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 23:40


    Susanne Gänsicke, Conservator; Matthew Siegal, Chair of Conservation and Collections Management, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, gives a talk for the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference

    Problems and possibilities for the Petrie Museum’s pottery display

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 22:20


    Susanna Pancaldo, Senior Conservator, UCL Museums and Collections, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference. The Co‐Author is Dr Alice Stevenson, Curator, Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL

    The importance of technical analysis and research for the conservation and display of archaeological garments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 21:51


    Anne Kwaspen, Conservator of the Archaeological Textile Collection, Katoen Natie, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference

    Mummy case saved by LEGO: a collaborative approach to conservation of an Ancient Egyptian cartonnage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 22:42


    Sophie Rowe, Conservator; Julie Dawson, Senior Assistant Keeper, Conservation, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference. Disclaimer: All reasonable efforts have been made to identify and contact the coppright holders. If you hold or administer rights for the content published here, please contact us.

    Evolving Attitudes: past and present treatment of Egyptian Collections of the Oriental Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 24:09


    Alison Whyte, Associate Conservator, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference. Her co-authors are Rozenn Bailleul‐LeSuer, PhD Candidate in Egyptology, University of Chicago; Emily Teeter, Egyptologist and Special Exhibitions Coordinator, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

    The Stair of Glory: The Meet‐and‐Greet Gallery – a unique dramatic gallery at the Grand Egyptian Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 20:08


    Mohamed Gamal Rashed, Curator, Museum Display and Research Director, The Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Egypt, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.

    The APPEAR Collaboration: a comparative study of ancient mummy portraits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 23:14


    Maria Svoboda, Associate Conservator of the Antiquities Department, J. Paul Getty Museum, California gives a talk for the

    Seeing Mummy Portraits: preparation for display in 2011 and recent collaborative investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 24:58


    Jevon Thistlewood, Paintings Conservator, Ashmolean Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections

    Raising the Dead: bringing design concepts to display

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 19:39


    Daniel Bone, Deputy Head of Conservation, Ashmolean museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference. The co-author is Sue Barker, Preventative Conservator, Ashmolean Museum.

    Vertically Challenging: the investigation and conservation of a deteriorated coffin for vertical display

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 18:22


    Bronwen Roberts, Conservator, British Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections. The Co-Author is Nicky Lobaton, Objects Conservator, Ashmolean Museum

    The Redevelopment of the Ashmolean’s Egypt and Nubia Galleries – designing and building the new galleries

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 20:54


    Stuart Cade, Partner in Charge, Rick Mather Architects, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections

    Egypt and the Ashmolean – 5 millennia of collections care part one

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 23:16


    Mark Norman, Head of Conservation, Ashmolean Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference

    Introduction to the Egyptian Collections

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2014 26:50


    Liam McNamara, Assistant Keeper for Ancient Egypt and Sudan, Ashmolean Museum, gives the first talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference

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