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Egypt Presents: The Festival of Bast 2008
~ Apr 28, 2008 - 06:46 The Egyptian Neighbourhood of the Prince of the South in Lower Egypt invites you to join the special celebration of the Festival of Bast 2008! There is no rigid, 'day one, two or three' here. Bast Fest Guests are welcome to wander at will and are encouraged to enjoy every aspect of the festival! more... Sementawy Horemheb Appointed Scriba Pro Tem ~ Feb 19, 2008 - 04:20 Sementawy Horemheb to Scribe in Egypt more... Help to Establish the Celestial Cow! ~ Nov 28, 2007 - 07:17 On December 29th-31st, Egypt will celebrate its own gift-giving holiday and everyone is invited to join the celebration of the Celestial Cow! more... Per Ankh - Group fro Egyptian Religion launched ~ Nov 28, 2007 - 07:11 On popular demand, a new group board was launched: Per Ankh, where the ancient Egyptian religion can be delved into. Members are joining and boards are being set up! more... EGYPT'S GOLDFEST EVENTS for 2007 ~ Oct 18, 2007 - 09:07 Hosted by the newest hoods Akhet-Aten and Valley of the Kings, Egypt is proud to bring you the following events: more... GOLDFEST 2007 IS COMING!! ~ Sep 1, 2007 - 06:49 Visit the Egypt Goldfest thread to see what's happening. more... New Thread for Egypt!! ~ Aug 26, 2007 - 05:18 There is a new thread in Egypt... Resources and Commodities. Here we can discuss what type of materials the Egyptians used in their everyday life. Minerals, Metals, foodstuffs and plant life. What did they use them for? How did they make it? If you are wondering those questions, then this is the thread for you! more... EGYPTOLOGIST FOR SYMPOSION SERIES ~ Jan 23, 2007 - 05:39 Katherine Griffis-Greenberg, a renowned Egyptologist, will be the Symposion's Guest from November 19-25, 2006! more... VISIT EGYPTS GOLDFEST EVENTS!!! ~ Oct 22, 2006 - 08:48 more... EGYPTIAN EXHIBITIONS ~ Sep 26, 2006 - 02:23 A new thread has been added to the Egypt Board. more... ANKHESEN AMENHOTEP TAKES EGYPT'S SPOTLIGHT ~ Sep 18, 2006 - 18:35 Ankhesen Amenhotep's return to Egypt makes head-lines and heads turn more... THOTH REVIEW AND WORLD REPORT CHURNS OUT SIZZLING SUMMER STUFF! ~ Jul 26, 2006 - 20:53 Editor Hilarity Hatshepsut does a remarkable job on the latest issue of ACTA more... EGYPTIAN NOMES AND CITIES OPEN THEIR DOORS!! ~ Jun 22, 2006 - 05:34 Three of our Hoods, called "Nomes" have opened their doors to posting for all members of AW! more... Egypt Welcomes a New Scribe!!! ~ Mar 2, 2006 - 20:47 Regrettably, due to real life constraints, Ankheri Senwosret has stepped down as Scribe of Egypt, however, there's a new Sheriff in town..... more... SF Planning in Full Swing! ~ Feb 20, 2006 - 10:21 We need Egyptians and their ideas! more... Egyptian Antiquities AT RISK and in Need of Support - Special Report by Anpua Thutmose ~ Nov 17, 2005 - 23:38 Leaking roofs…overcrowded conditions...flooded drains...mold... sounds like a terrible place to live? Imagine a priceless collection of 80,000 Egyptian relics being stored under such conditions -- and don’t imagine! It’s real. The curators at the Petrie Museum of Egyptology, in London, England, have been campaigning for over a decade to raise funds for new premises but have never been able to secure enough funds to give the collection the home it so badly needs. Time is running out. But you can help! Read on more... The Haunted Home Tour! ~ Oct 4, 2005 - 13:21 Since we Egyptians have a long, long, long lovestory with our mummies... more... ACTA DIURNA - Fall 2005 edition: link to the Egypt World News ~ Sep 10, 2005 - 04:35 Acta Diurna is the whole of AncientWorlds' newspaper and Lotus Horemheb is Egypt's editor. Her chronicle highlights what is going in Egypt: a link to it can be found here... more... Neighborhood Normarchs Needed to Populate Cities!! ~ Sep 3, 2005 - 23:11 We're at it again! We're expanding Egypt into communities for Role Play and Discussion! more... Fall Site-Wide Trivia Contest: Egyptians needed! ~ Aug 26, 2005 - 08:22 On Sunday, the 4th of September 2005 AD, a site-wide contest will take place. Egyptians, here is your chance to rise and shine! more... |
Egyptian Antiquities AT RISK and in Need of Support - Special Report by Anpua Thutmose
dateline: Nov 17, 2005 - 23:27
Leaking roofs…overcrowded conditions...flooded drains...mold... sounds like a terrible place to live? Imagine a priceless collection of 80,000 Egyptian relics being stored under such conditions -- and don’t imagine! It’s real. The curators at the Petrie Museum of Egyptology, in London, England, have been campaigning for over a decade to raise funds for new premises but have never been able to secure enough funds to give the collection the home it so badly needs. Time is running out. But you can help! Read on
Dear Friends, I’m writing out of love for the culture of Ancient Egypt, and to bring your attention to a special museum’s critical need: the planned rebuilding of the Petrie Museum of Egyptology, in London, England. This venerable institution has long been deeply involved with public education about AE, following the philosophy that museum collections should be readily and directly accessible to Egyptology students and general public alike. Unfortunately, the collection of 80,000 objects is in deteriorating, overcrowded conditions -- the roof leaks in thirteen places and blocked drains flood each year – which makes the Museum’s mission increasingly difficult to fulfill. What is hoped for, what is planned, are three galleries, each designed to afford easy, visible access to the entire collection, which spans from the Palaeolithic period to the 20th century A.D. and contains every type of object known to have existed in Ancient Egypt. Also at risk is the Museum’s substantial archive of notebooks, correspondence, diaries, photographs and watercolors that relate to the collection. According to Sally MacDonald, director of the Petrie Museum, each of the three planned galleries will cost some $3,750,000 to construct, and the majority of the funds must be raised by this December. And therein lies the rub. Real estate in London is at a premium. In order to make this dream a reality, the Petrie Museum now needs the financial contributions of Egyptophiles worldwide, and the majority of the needed funds must be raised very soon. To make a donation for this purpose, interested persons and parties should contact Sally MacDonald, Director, The Petrie Museum of Egyptology, University College London, Malet Place, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom. Telephone +44-20-7679-2825. E-mail: sally.macdonald@ucl.ac.uk. U.S. donors can make tax-deductible gifts through University College London Friends and Alumni Association (UCLFAA, Inc.). For more information about the Museum, go to: Petrie Musuem. For an in-depth article on the plight of the Petrie collection and plans for its new housing, please see the Fall 2005 issue of KMT magazine, now out at booksellers & newsstands. I’m urging you, as a member of AW, to express your love for old Kemet and send whatever you can. If you have friends who love Ancient Egypt, or are part of an organization, “real-life” or on the Internet, whose members may be interested in donating towards the new Petrie Museum, please pass this plea on. Every little bit helps: let’s honor the culture we love by helping preserve its greatness! ~Anpua Thutmoseby: Lotus Horemheb |
