06 – Jay Silverstein
Date: 28th November 2026 Details to be announced Views: 10
05 – The Tombs of Senenmut
Dr Campbell Price 17th October Details to follow Views: 13
04 – How to Organize a Temple – Some Rules for Temples at Edfu and Luxor
Professor Penny Wilson 18th July Details to follow Views: 17
03 – The Ancient Egyptian Harem – Drudgery or Debauchery?
Dylan Bickerstaff 9th May Details to follow Views: 29
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 […]
2025-02 Age of the Great Overlords – Ambitious Usurpers or Loyal Officials of the King?
Lecturer: Dr Gina Criscenzo-Laycock – Curator of the Garstang Museum of Archaeology at the University of Liverpool. Date & Time: Saturday April 12th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery An ageing leader whose sexual activities have led to falling respect for the central power. Climate change causing growing social unrest and fears. Declining confidence in the the greatness of […]
2025-01 QV66 The Tomb of Nefertari – Presented by John Johnson
Lecturer: John Johnson – Egyptologist and Chairman of the Horus Egyptology Society based in Wigan. Date & Time : Saturday February 8th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Be prepared to be amazed by the colour and detail of the tomb paintings and the mythology which inspired the work which has survived for nearly […]
04 – The Metallurgy of Ancient Egypt
Lecturer: Martin Odler – Egyptologist and postdoctoral researcher at Newcastle University Date & Time: Saturday September 6th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Have you ever wondered how the Egyptians managed to carve out those tombs using only copper alloy tools? Martin Odler promises to shine some light on that when he visits us to give a lecture at […]
05 – Attitudes to Disability in Ancient Egypt
Lecturer: Kyle Jordan – Egyptologist and curator Date & Time: Saturday October 11th starting at 4:15pm Location: Cooper Art Gallery Kyle Jordan is passionate about improving knowledge and understanding of disability in ancient Egypt and wider antiquity and has given many talks and papers on the subject. He has also had experience volunteering with museums, in particular the Petrie Museum […]