British Museum (UK) Tour - coming soon

From Andie at Egyptology News

I've checked the database and Hatshepsut is covered. Also featuring will be Senenmut, Neferure and Thutmose III.

Whilst every attempt will be made by me to visit Bristol and Birmingham, nothing is ever certain so if any of you visit and photographs are allowed- please get in touch. It may be that artifacts vary from museum to museum and it may be that the above names may not visit the same museums as i do.

Thanks to Andrea for the heads- up.

Regards,
Stuart

Hatshepsut - From Queen to Pharaoh

Picture taken from:
http://www.ancientegyptmagazine.com/images/37hapshepsut-cover.jpg

This is the wonderful book which Anneke Bart used as the basis of the Hatshepsut Project article on Wiki

I do intend to add to Anneke's work, but i have my hands full currently, so that will follow in due course.

This is a book which is packed full of information on Hatshepsut and has helped wonders to locate museums and sites which have aided the Hatshepsut Project's progress.

The book itself follows a wonderful exhibition of Hatshepsut artifacts held in the museums of San Fransisco/ De Young from October 15th 2005- February 5th 2006; The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) from March 28th to July 9th 2006; and the Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth) from August 27th to December 31st 2006.

I missed this particular exhibition, so i have been playing catch-up by reading this book. For anyone interested in Hatshepsut, this is a wonderfully enlightening book. We follow Hatshepsut from Queen to fully- fledged Pharaoh and follows the co-operation of many museums and organisations the world over. Items were lent specifically to be a part of the exhibition- many of which may not bee seen together again in one space.

I may not have been to any of the exhibitions, but the information supplied will aid my (and your?) future studies. I cannot recommend this book enough.

Main credits got to Catherine H Roehrig (MMA) with Renee Drayfus and Cathleen A Keller although many others helped.

Stuart