Egypt 2026 Slide Show
28th February 2026 at 4.15pm Follow the adventures of ten of our members as they took a trip down the Nile this year to explore historic sites, with a bit of belly dancing thrown in. On this occasion, friend and relatives of members are welcome to view too. Views: 5
Deir el-Medina
The ancient Egyptian pyramids, temples and tombs were not, as previously thought, built by slaves, but by skilled and valued workmen. There are several surviving villages where these workmen lived while they were working on large projects. In her lecture The Life of Tomb Builders at Deir el-Medina Hazel McGuinness, secretary of the Horus Egyptology […]
06 – Jay Silverstein
Date: 28th November 2026 Details to be announced Views: 9
05 – The Tombs of Senenmut
Dr Campbell Price 17th October Details to follow Views: 12
04 – How to Organize a Temple – Some Rules for Temples at Edfu and Luxor
Professor Penny Wilson 18th July Details to follow Views: 12
03 – The Ancient Egyptian Harem – Drudgery or Debauchery?
Dylan Bickerstaff 9th May Details to follow Views: 25
02 – The House of Hatiay – a Luxury Amarna Villa
Lecturer: Ian Trumble Date: 7th March 2026 Location: The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley Tickets: £15 (£14 for members) are available at the Cooper Gallery and they can be reserved on this website on the Public Events page. Hatiay was the overseer of works to Akhenaten. He helped the pharaoh to realize his dream of building a […]
01 – The Life of the Tomb Builders at Deir el-Medina
Date: Saturday 24th January 2026 Location: St Thomas’s Church Hall, 89 Church St, Gawber, S75 2RL Tickets: £15 (£14 for members) are available at the Cooper Gallery in Church Street. They can also be reserved by calling the Gallery on 01226 775678. The remarkable remains of the tomb builders’ dwellings from over 3,000 years ago […]
The Egyptian Labyrinth
Dr Chris Naunton, 22nd November 2025 ‘There are also double sets of chambers, three thousand altogether, fifteen hundred above and the same number underground.’ (Herodotus, Book II, 148) This lecture, which was held at St Thomas’s Community Centre – a location that was labyrinthine for a few of us in terms of finding it – […]
Attitudes to Disability in Ancient Egypt
A lecture by Kyle Jordan This interesting talk considered the meaning of disability and evidence that showed that, for some people, it was no barrier to a meaningful role in ancient Egyptian society. Some of the highlights follow. It began with a reflection on the meaning of disability today. The term was traced to the […]