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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

University College London, Malet Place, London, WC1E 6BT, England

The Petrie Museum houses an estimated 80,000 objects, making it one of the greatest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world. It illustrates life in the Nile Valley from prehistory through the time of the pharaohs, the Ptolemaic, Roman and Coptic periods to the Islamic period.

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Contact Details

Tel : 020 7679 2884
Fax : 020 7679 2886
E-mail : petrie.museum@ucl.ac.uk

URL : www.petrie.ucl.ac.uk/

Open

Tues-Fri 1300-1700 Sat 1000-1300 Closed Bank holidays Easter & Christmas Period Closed

Events

Black Civilizations in the Nile Valley: Film Screening
23 October 2008 - 23 October 2008

When We Ruled: Robin Walker and Angela Osbourne in Conversation
30 October 2008 - 30 October 2008

Pot Moulding: Half Term Workshop
30 October 2008 - 30 October 2008

Ancient Egypt and Slavery in the USA
04 November 2008 - 04 November 2008

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09/02/2006 Eight Thousand Years of Egypt At The Petrie Museum

General Information

Cultural collections description

The collection illustrates life in Egypt and Sudan from prehistory through to the times of the pharaohs, the Ptolemaic (323 – 30BC), Roman and Coptic times (30BC – AD640) to the Islamic period. It includes some of the earliest and most unusual holdings from these periods. To view all 80,000 objects in the Petrie Museum visit our website and go to ‘search the collection’. The site is bilingual in Arabic and English.

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African: Egyptian | African: Sudanese

General Information

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups

Collections

General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
Public access available to collections information

Disability Access

Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan

General Education

Academic publications and resources available
Education facilities available
Loan service

Schools Education

Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools

Facilities

Library with public access
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)
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