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A The Egypt Centre Event
SpeakerPhil Parkes.
Students of the MSc Conservation Practice course at Cardiff University.
Students presenting the work are part of the MSc Conservation Practice course at Cardiff University. This hands-on conversion programme teaches conservation using problem-based learning on real heritage objects, over a period of two years.
The practical laboratory work is supervised by Phil Parkes, an accredited conservator with 30 years’ experience of conserving Egyptian material including reconstructing a faience doorway from beneath the pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara (currently on display at the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar).
From: 15 Feb 2023, 7 p.m.To: 15 Feb 2023, 8 p.m.
Location: Hybrid Lecture: Online via Zoom, Taliesin Create, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PZ, Swansea
The Egypt Centre has a long-standing relationship with the conservation courses at Cardiff University, with students working on objects from the Centre, gaining experience of conservation and helping preserve the collection.
The talk will highlight the recent conservation work carried out on Egypt Centre objects including the plaster base of the Djedhor statue, papyrus fragments from the Book of the Dead, a stone stela, a wooden boat model and a bone knife.
Students presenting the work are part of the MSc Conservation Practice course at Cardiff University. This hands-on conversion programme teaches conservation using problem-based learning on real heritage objects, over a period of two years.
Hybrid Lecture
Online and in person
Wednesday 15 February
7pm UK time
£3 for non-members
Current members will receive a Zoom link via email for online attendance and do not need to book.
To book your place visit: egypt.swan.ac.uk/friends
Contact: Rex (Email: s.r.wale@swansea.ac.uk) - Telephone: 01792295960
Event created by: s.r.wale