Through the deliberate act of damage, objects became powerful tools that ancient Egyptians used to protect, to heal, and communicate with the divine. Find out more and see our display. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/jul/broken-burnt-buried-ritual-lives-objects-ancient-egypt

#WelcomeToUCL! We are home to one of the world's largest and most important collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology, telling the stories of people who lived in the Nile Valley in the past. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum-egyptian-and-sudanese-archaeology

Learn, create and play the ancient Egyptian board game Senet with artist Jaquie Feldman. Join us on 4 October.

Dr Anna Garnett shares insights with historian Honor Cargill-Martin on ancient Egyptian artefacts, including the world's oldest dress, socks, games and more. Find out more in the latest episode of History Hit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzEw...

My Spotlight Lecture for @theees.bsky.social, on the @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social's Archaeological Ephemera Project, is now available online - If you work with a historic collection that has similar bits and bobs, and would like to join our Community of Practice, please get in touch!

Explore our Egyptology collection after hours! Join us on a 350,000-year journey through the story of Ancient Egypt at our upcoming museum lates on 13 and 19 September as part of #HeritageOpenDays. https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-event/egyptology-after-hours.html

The Petrie Museum is devastated to learn of the sudden death of John J. Johnston, a long-term friend and collaborator of the Museum who was dedicated to the research of LGBTQ+ histories in ancient Egypt. We extend our deepest condolences to John’s family at this sad time. Photo: © Mike Oscar

The scheduled maintenance work today has finished successfully and earlier than anticipated. We are happy to announce that we will now be opening from 1pm onwards as usual.​

Find out more about what the practice of breaking everyday objects tells us about the lives of ordinary people in ancient Egypt. Come explore our display. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

We will be closed on Tuesday 12 August and reopen as normal at 1pm on Wednesday 13 August. We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Dive into the world of Artbox artist, Violet, who shares her story of resilience, inspiration, and the transformative power of art. Find out more and see our feature in this video:

When was the last time you broke something? Was it accidental or on purpose? Across ancient Egypt, people broke, buried, and even burned objects - not by accident, but deliberately and with deep meaning. Come explore our new display:

Explore how everyday items were transformed through religious and ritual practices across thousands of years. See our upcoming display from 22 July.

It's been great sharing Lee Miller’s photography and exploring ideas of Egypt in 'Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids'. We hope you enjoyed our display as part of the 75th anniversary of Farleys House and Gallery.

New product alert! Come along to visit and get yourself one of our new tote bags designed by the incredibly talented Mirri Rowland. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Due to essential building works we​ will be closed on Saturday 19 July and​ will reopen as normal on Tuesday ​ 22 July at 1pm. ​We apologise for any inconvenience. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Last chance to view Seeing and Unseeing the Pyramids! Come along and visit the display showcasing Lee Miller’s work, available until 28 June. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Collage Club on 21 June is a workshop series celebrating the art of cutting and sticking. Come along and exploring ancient civilisations from the Nile Valley through a creative activity.

Due to staff training we will be closed on the following dates:​ - Friday 6 June and will reopen as normal on Saturday 7 June at 1pm ​ - Tuesday 24 June and will reopen as normal Wednesday 25 June at 1pm​ We apologise for any inconvenience. ​

One of the joys of working @uclhistory.bsky.social is that you have access to the extraordinary @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social with one of the largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese historic artefacts. I spotted some textiles which will, no doubt, form part of future investigations!

Lee Miller shared her angle on modern Egypt through still life and landscape photography. Read the review by @ianvisits.co.uk here: www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/see...

When an object is broken, does it lose purpose or can it take on a whole new meaning? Join Rosie Fuller on 28 May to use creativity to explore the meanings hidden behind broken items in our collection.

When a #museum visitor just gets it 🥰 This makes me very happy! @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social #Egypt www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/see...

We are excited to announce that our 3,500-year-old loaf of bread will be included in the upcoming exhibition by the @sciencemuseum.org.uk, Future of Food! The exhibition explores how science is creating more sustainable ways of growing, making, cooking and eating food.

We are excited to announce the launch of the new digital home for @ucl.ac.uk Museums and Collections. Find out more and explore the new site for all things museums, programmes, exhibitions and collections. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Easter break visitor information: We will be closed from 5pm on 16 April and reopen on 23 April. Please note that email and telephone will not be monitored during this period. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

We are delighted to announce that @artscouncilengland.bsky.social have renewed accreditation for the UCL Art Museum, the @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social and the @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

@ucl.ac.uk student, Mark Bessoudo (MA in Architectural History) talks about his visit and how the museum shows that even the ancient past is still woven into the fabric of the present. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Discover the oldest fashion technique from the oldest woven garment – the Tarkhan Dress. Curator Anna Garnett (@beketaten.bsky.social) and Haptic & Hue share tales of textiles in a recently published podcast.

Today I taught my last class of the academic year. It's been quite a challenge to get here this time round so I'm pretty proud of that! Huge thanks to the 100s of students for their enthusiasm & special thanks to @catrionacurator.bsky.social for always having my back ❤️🙏 #Egypt #Sudan #Archaeology

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re reflecting on the women who opened the Petrie (@uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social) and Grant Museum (@uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social) collections to the public for the first time. Read more here:

How did the Old Kingdom Egyptian state implant itself within indigenous socio-political networks? Join us for the upcoming Research in Focus talk with Natasha Rai on 14 March.

Hello to everyone on @bsky.app! We are home to one of the world's largest and most important collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology, telling the stories of people who lived in the Nile Valley in the past. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...