02 – 2025 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 […]
01 – 2025 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 […]
06 – 2024 Secret Signs: Decoding the Cryptography of Egyptian Texts
Lecturer: Dr Penny Wilson – Lecturer at Durham University Date & Time : Saturday 16th November 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
05 – 2024 The History of the Rosetta Stone Rebellion
Lecturer: Dr Jay Silverstein – Lecturer Nottingham Trent University Date & Time : Saturday October 12th @ 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
04 – 2024 Can Mummies Tell us about Health and Disease in Ancient Egypt?
Lecturer: Dr Robert Loynes – Honorary Lecturer At Manchester University’s KNH Centre Date & Time : Saturday 31st August 2024 @ 4:15pm Synopsis: In his lecture Dr Loynes will review the ways in which CAT scans and other research methods have been used to reveal the medical issues which faced Ancient Egyptians. Using many images […]
03 – 2024 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 […]
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.
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.
02 – 2024 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
01 – 2024 Egypt’s Middle Kingdom: Conflict, Murder and a Cultural Golden Age
Lecturer: Sarah Griffiths – Curator of the Manchester Egyptology Society Date & Time : Saturday 17th February 2024 @ 4:15pm Synopsis : The Middle Kingdom, seen as Egypt’s classical period for art, history and literature, began with the rise of a warrior king who reunified Egypt, re-established the country’s prosperity and international standing, and whose […]