" Ancient Egypt has inspired artists and writers for centuries. But usually they have concentrated on death, religion, and gold. Rachel Mary Wright has approached it from a different angle."
" Ancient Egypt has inspired artists and writers for centuries. But usually they have concentrated on death, religion, and gold. Rachel Mary Wright has approached it from a different angle."
Rachel Mary Wright
is a textile artist, researcher and writer based in Port Sunlight.
She has been blogging now for over twenty years, and shows no signs of stopping.
She first fell in love with colour and texture, with the magical effects
available when both are chosen justly, enhancing and supporting one
another. Then she became aware that those things together could speak of
greater - or at least, other - things.
So now she "tells stories in stitch."
We have an exciting and diverse series of lectures
covering a wide range of topics and these are listed below
We are having two evening Zoom on-line meeting in April & Sept
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January 12th , 2pm
Michael Tunnicliffe
Egypt in the Byzantine Period AD 395-640
February 9th, 2pm
Dr Gina Muskett
Royal Travellers to Egypt in the 1860s
March 9th, 2pm
Claire Ollett
Howard Carter: Wonderful Things
Wednesday April 1st Zoom 7pm
Dr Heidi Köpp-Junk
Nefertiti on her Chariot: Warfare and
Civilian Use of the Egyptian Chariot
May 11th, 2pm
Rachel Mary Wright
An Artist’s View of Amarna
June 8th, 2pm
Dr Violaine Chauvet
'Updates from excavations at the Temple of Mut, Karnak'
July 13th, 2pm
Dylan Bickerstaffe
The Great God Min: His Attributes, Centres,
Ceremonies and Festivals
August 10th, 2pm
Dr Joanne Backhouse
Bes: Dancer, Reveller and Demon Fighter
Wednesday Sept 2nd Zoom 7pm
Dr Cedric Gobeil
News from inside the Tomb: The Latest Museo Egizio’s projects in and around Deir-el Medina
October 12th, 2pm
Dr Glenn Godenho
Art and Architecture at the End of the Old Kingdom
November 9th , 2pm
Dr Nicky Nielsen
New Discoveries from the City of The Snake Goddess
December 14th, 2pm
Dr Ashley Cooke
AGM, Presidential Lecture & Christmas buffet
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BOOK SALES
At each Society meeting held in Mayer Hall a selection of Egyptology books is available for sale at very reasonable prices.