2024-03 Singing with the Dead: The Harpist’s Song in the New Kingdom
Lecturer: Dr Huw Twiston Davies – Lecturer in Egyptology at Manchester University Date & Time : Saturday 15th June 2024 @4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Tickets – please email – Tickets.HapySociety@gmail.com or pop into to Cooper Gallery gift shop Cost: £15 Non-Members / £14 Members cost includes a buffet after the lecture with tea and […]
Baboons in Ancient Egyptian Art and Religion
On the 14th May 2024 , Diana Hayden, one of our members, gave a fascinating talk, online, to the Society’s Members. Our thanks to Diana for sharing with us a really interesting talk with dozens of wonderful images from the whole breadth of Ancient Egyptian culture. She traced the importance of the baboon back to […]
2024-08 Egyptian Mathematics in Pharaonic Times
When: 16th July at 7:30pm Where: Online (Zoom) Tony Watson, one of our members, presents a talk entitled “Egyptian Mathematics in Pharaonic Times”. It should be very enlightening and interesting. Views: 2
Ian Trumble – Threads through time: Textiles and Beliefs in Ancient Egypt
This was Ian’s second visit to the Hapy Society and this time he was really focusing on what makes Bolton Museum famous – it’s huge collection of Egyptian textiles. Surprisingly, perhaps, the textile collection at the Bolton Museum is recognised as the best collection in the world, outside Egypt! We are therefore very fortunate to […]
Sarah Griffiths – Egypt’s Middle Kingdom: Conflict, Murder and a Cultural Golden Age
Alright, admit it! Who had heard of Mentuhotep II before this lecture? And, if you did know of Mentuhotep II, the great unifier of Egypt around 2000BC, did you also know of Mentuhotep III and IV? And what about Amenemhat I, II, III and IV, or Senusret I, II or III? Not forgetting Sobekneferu, the […]
2024 Chairman’s Update
It has been a good start to the year and a memorable one for the small party (10 of us) who made it to Egypt for a two-week tour of some of the most important sites. Ten days in Luxor were followed by three full days in Cairo. The programme was very full as you […]
Petrie Museum Visit – 1st May 2024
Having first assembled at the Friends House cafe (I highly recommended it) the Petrie Museum was but a short walk away. There we were met by a young lady called Uzma Haque, who was to be our very well-informed guide on a tour specially laid on for us. What was particularly fascinating about this collection […]
2024-04 The Baboon in Ancient Egyptian Religion and Art
14th May 2024 @ 7:30pm – Guest Lecturer Diana Hayden from our “Big Brother” the Horus Society will be presenting. Views: 5
New Members
Please welcome Hoping you have a great adventure with us! Don’t forget to book onto the free Hieroglyph lessons (through our Chairman) and also booking your places on the “Zoom” (online) Member only lectures ( you will find these here ) Views: 5
2024-02 Threads through time: Textiles and Beliefs in Ancient Egypt
Lecturer: Ian Trumble – Curator of Bolton Museum Date & Time : Saturday 13th April 2024 @4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Tickets – please email – Tickets.HapySociety@gmail.com or pop into to Cooper Gallery gift shop Cost: £15 Non-Members / £14 Members cost includes a buffet after the lecture with tea and coffee Views: 55