Good to Grow Day 2023
24th March 2023Coronation Fun Day at Anlaby Park Community Library
24th March 2023Ancient Egypt Exhibition open at Ferens Art Gallery
Ferens Art Gallery are hosting a British Touring Exhibition featuring two free exhibitions supported by a dedicated programme for schools and public events.
The season will explore the beauty and mystery of ancient Egypt celebrating two of the greatest Egyptian discoveries of the last 200 years. The decoding of the Rosetta Stone in 1822, which unlocked our understanding of the ancient Egyptian world. Then one hundred years later, the discovery in 1922 of the almost undisturbed tomb of Tutankhamun which sparked a worldwide sensation.
There will be special events and curator talks being held throughout the exhibition:
Events
Thursday 11 May, 2pm – British Museum Lecture – Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt
Saturday 29 April 2023, 2pm-3pm – Professor Joann Fletcher ‘Inside Pharaoh’s Wardrobe: the clothes & regalia from Tutankhamun’s tomb’
Saturday 29 April 2023, 6.30pm-9.30pm – An evening with Professor Joann Fletcher ‘Women and Ancient Egypt: from female pharaohs to space archaeologists’
Talks
Thursday 20 April, 2pm – Egyptology in Hull – replica objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun
Thursday 4 May, 2pm – Art in Ancient Egypt
Thursday 18 May, 2pm – Egyptology in Hull – The Beni Hasan boat
Thursday 8 June, 2pm – Egyptology in Hull – Ancient Egyptian textile
Family sessions
Monday 3rd April 2023 and Friday 14th April 2023, 1pm-3pm – Ancient Egyptian Craft Activities
Tuesday 4 April 2023, 10.30am-11.10am and 2.05pm-2.45pm – Exploring Ancient Egypt- Children’s Art Workshops
Wednesday 5th April, 10am-12noon – Exploring Ancient Egypt- Disability Friendly Children’s Art Workshops
Tuesday 11 April 2023, 10am-10.45am and 11am-11.45am – Mini Masterpieces: Under 5s Ancient Egypt Artist Workshop
Saturday 25 March, Saturday 15th April, Saturday 13th May and Saturday 3rd June, 1pm-3pm – Ancient Egypt Family Object Handling
Thursday 1 June and Friday 2 June – Ancient Egypt Craft Activities with Hull Scrapstore
Some of these sessions need to be booked. To secure your space and read more about these sessions please visit https://www.hcandl.co.uk/campaign/discover-ancient-egypt-season-ferens-art-gallery?fbclid=IwAR2X3M-2WFSbYCrBpX1dt7DKU5iAfZBDGWuY7IbNV-fs5ca0Bwg1lZIXlak