Bolton’s Egypt Winter Study Day 2025
“Queens of Ancient Egypt”

Saturday 8th March
10:30am – 19:00pm

With world leading Egyptology experts Prof Joann Fletcher and Dr Stephen Buckley, and Bolton Museum’s Curator Ian Trumble.

Folowing the success of the first Bolton’s Egypt Study Day “All About Mummification” in summer 2024, Bolton Library and Museum now brings you its next Study Day "Queens of Ancient Egypt".

The day will link to our new exhibition "In the Temple of the Female Pharaoh: Hatsheput and Howard Carter" which will run from March to December 2025, and includes the loan of a painting by Howard Carter from the Egypt Exploration Society.

The day will feature experts Stephen Buckley and Prof Joann Fletcher who have been researching aspects of the Bolton collection with their colleagues for over 35 years, their discoveries include 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, and the identification of Nefertiti.

These unique blend of lectures and workshops provides the opportunity to get up close and learn at first hand. Prof Joann Fletcher introduces the Queens of Ancient Egypt in the first lecture of the day, after which she will lead an Object Handling and Examination workshop with real ancient Egyptian objects from Bolton’s collection. Bolton’s curator Ian Trumble will lead tours of the new exhibition In the Temple of the Female Pharaoh: Hatsheput and Howard Carter and the Bolton's Egypt galleries. Dr Stephen Buckley will lead a third workshop on The Science of Egyptian Royal Women, introducing his own scientific research on some of Egypt's most famous queens. We will round off the day with an exclusive screening of Prof Joann Fletcher's documentary Egypt's Lost Queens.

The Study Day will conclude with after-hours wine, nibbles and chats with the experts in the Bolton’s Egypt galleries themselves.

CAUTIONARY NOTE: Although the focus of the study day is not about mummification, it includes some images of human remains. Attendee discretion is advised.

The Day’s Schedule

10:30am            Arrival and registration

11:00am            Welcome and Introduction, with Ian Trumble

11:20am            Lecture 1 - Queens of Ancient Egypt, with Prof Joann Fletcher

12:30pm            Workshop 1 - Object handling and examination

13:20pm            LUNCH

14:30pm            Workshop 2 - Tour of the exhibition and gallery, with Ian Trumble

15:20pm            Workshop 3 - The Science of Egyptian Royal Women, with Dr Stephen Buckley

16:10pm            COMFORT BREAK

16:30pm            Film - Egypt's Lost Queens

18:00pm-19:00  Drinks and Nibbles in Bolton's Egypt Galleries 

For the full details about the Study Day download the brochure here:

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Pricing

£40       Full Day                            (Includes all lectures and workshops)

£45       Full Day Plus Lunch         (Includes all lectures and workshops)

£5         Single Lecture

How to book

To book for the Full Day, Full Day with Lunch or Single Lecture you can do so in-person at the Bolton Museum Shop, 1stFloor, Le Mans Crescent or you can book over the phone with your credit card by calling 01204 332211, or online at our Eventbrite page Bolton's Egypt Winter Study Day - "Queens of Ancient Egypt" Tickets, Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite.

Cancellations and Refunds

If you need to cancel your booking the amount of refund will depend on the notice given. These are as follows:

Up to and including 15th February               Full Refund

Between 16th and 22nd February                50% Refund

After 22nd February and no-show                No Refund

In the unlikely event that Bolton Library and Museum Service cancel the study day you will be refunded 100% of the amount that you paid.

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