Ancient Egypt will be brought vividly to life with a fascinating first at Bolton Museum. Expert Egyptologists will deliver lectures and workshops featuring items from the museum’s world-renown collection at its All About Mummification Egypt Study Day on July 13. “ Bolton Museum has a 140-year history of working with international experts in Egyptology and making this world-leading research accessible to the public,” said Cllr Nadeem Ayub, Executive Cabinet Member for Culture.
“In this year, both the 140th Anniversary of Bolton Museums and Bolton’s year as Greater Manchester Town of Culture, we wanted to do something special. “The study day is open to absolutely anyone with an interest in ancient Egypt, and you can get hands-on with real ancient material, learning direct from the experts.” All About Mummification will focus on mummification and burial textiles, featuring the work of the University of York’s Mummy Research Group.
Co-founded by Dr Stephen Buckley and Prof Joann Fletcher, the research group has studied aspects of the Bolton Egypt collection for more than 35 years, making numerous discoveries, including the world’s oldest evidence for Egyptian mummification - based on the analysis of textiles in Bolton’s collection and the likely royal lineage of the Unknown Man, a mummified body housed within the Thutmose III burial chamber gallery. Annie Barlow “Bolton has an amazing collection that deserves to be accessed, and events like this are going to.
