Why is there an Egyptian collection at Discover Bucks Museum?

Discover Bucks Museum

Thursday, 8th May 2025 at 1.00 pm
Church Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QP

Discover some fascinating facts whilst enjoying a delicious afternoon tea.

Discover Bucks Museum holds around 400 objects from ancient Egypt. This Tea & Talk explores how these objects came to be in Buckinghamshire, so far away from their original archaeological context in Egypt. Touching on themes frequently discussed in academic Egyptological research today, the talk will present ways to better understand the modern history of the ancient objects in Bucks Museum’s collection and why this matters.

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