Understanding Egyptian Collections: Innovative display and research projects in museums

On the 1st and 2nd September 2014, the Ashmolean Museum was proud to host the Understanding Egyptian Collections: Innovative display and research projects in museums conference. Looking at the exciting and interestnig ways in which museum conservators and egyptologists display ancient Egyptian artefacts and collections. From ways of conserving thousand year old mummies to restoring collosal statues, the conference finds new ways to conserve and display ancient objects.

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Episode	Description	People	Date
Egypt and the Ashmolean – 5 millennia of collections care part two	Mark Norman, Head of Conservation, Ashmolean Museum, concludes his talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference	Mark Norman	17 September, 2014
Ancient Worlds: Open Data, Mobile Web, Haptics, Digital Touch	Stephen Devine, Digital Communications Officer, and Sam Sportun, Collection Care Manager/Senior Conservator, Manchester Museum give a talk for the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Stephen Devine, Sam Sportun	17 September, 2014
Bringing it all together in the Artifact Lab: Conservation, research, display, interpretation	Molly Gleeson, Rockwell Project Conservator, Penn Museum, University of Pennsylvania, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Molly Gleeson	17 September, 2014
Reflecting on Egyptian Pigments: the use of Fibre Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS) for pigment analysis at the Fitzwilliam Museum	Jennifer Marchant, Antiquities Conservator and Abigail Granville, Pigment Analyst, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, give a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Jennifer Marchant, Abigail Granville	17 September, 2014
On not exhibiting a corpse: the Mummy Chamber, Brooklyn Museum	Lisa Bruno, Head Objects Conservator, Brooklyn Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Lisa Bruno	17 September, 2014
King Menkaure in Motion: the metamorphosis of a Monolithic royal sculpture from the Old Kingdom	Susanne Gänsicke, Conservator; Matthew Siegal, Chair of Conservation and Collections Management, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, gives a talk for the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference	Susanne Gänsicke	17 September, 2014
Problems and possibilities for the Petrie Museum’s pottery display	Susanna Pancaldo, Senior Conservator, UCL Museums and Collections, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Susanna Pancaldo	17 September, 2014
The importance of technical analysis and research for the conservation and display of archaeological garments	Anne Kwaspen, Conservator of the Archaeological Textile Collection, Katoen Natie, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference	Anne Kwaspen	17 September, 2014
Mummy case saved by LEGO: a collaborative approach to conservation of an Ancient Egyptian cartonnage	Sophie Rowe, Conservator; Julie Dawson, Senior Assistant Keeper, Conservation, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Sophie Rowe	17 September, 2014
Evolving Attitudes: past and present treatment of Egyptian Collections of the Oriental Institute	Alison Whyte, Associate Conservator, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Alison Whyte	17 September, 2014
The Stair of Glory: The Meet‐and‐Greet Gallery – a unique dramatic gallery at the Grand Egyptian Museum	Mohamed Gamal Rashed, Curator, Museum Display and Research Director, The Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Egypt, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference.	Mohamed Gamal Rashed	17 September, 2014
The APPEAR Collaboration: a comparative study of ancient mummy portraits	Maria Svoboda, Associate Conservator of the Antiquities Department, J. Paul Getty Museum, California gives a talk for the	Maria Svoboda	17 September, 2014
Seeing Mummy Portraits: preparation for display in 2011 and recent collaborative investigation	Jevon Thistlewood, Paintings Conservator, Ashmolean Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections	Jevon Thistlewood	17 September, 2014
Raising the Dead: bringing design concepts to display	Daniel Bone, Deputy Head of Conservation, Ashmolean museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference. The co-author is Sue Barker, Preventative Conservator, Ashmolean Museum.	Daniel Bone	17 September, 2014
Vertically Challenging: the investigation and conservation of a deteriorated coffin for vertical display	Bronwen Roberts, Conservator, British Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections. The Co-Author is Nicky Lobaton, Objects Conservator, Ashmolean Museum	Bronwen Roberts	17 September, 2014
The Redevelopment of the Ashmolean’s Egypt and Nubia Galleries – designing and building the new galleries	Stuart Cade, Partner in Charge, Rick Mather Architects, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections	Stuart Cade	17 September, 2014
Egypt and the Ashmolean – 5 millennia of collections care part one	Mark Norman, Head of Conservation, Ashmolean Museum, gives a talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference	Mark Norman	17 September, 2014
Introduction to the Egyptian Collections	Liam McNamara, Assistant Keeper for Ancient Egypt and Sudan, Ashmolean Museum, gives the first talk at the Understanding Egyptian Collections conference	Liam McNamara	17 September, 2014

Understanding Egyptian Collections: Innovative display and research projects in museums

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