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We have teamed up with researchers in robotics and autonomous systems to bring a new digital experience into the museum this summer school holiday! Visit the multi-sensory 3D pop-up between 4-8 August.

Student researcher Bethany Reay visited the museum to analyse mummy cartonnage as part of her Master's dissertation. Read more about her experience of working with our collections. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2026...

Planning a visit? Find out more about entry, opening times, research visits and more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum/visit-petrie-museum

Congratulations to @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social curator, Anna Garnett, who has been recognised for her work with a win in the Celebrating Education category of the UCL Education Awards! Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

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We are temporarily closed due to research work taking place on our collections, and will reopen on 16 July. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

See the latest news and information about our current events: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum/whats-petrie-museum

We were delighted to host sessions handling early Egyptian glass as part of the recent ‘Transparent Journeys along the Silk Roads’ conference. The event focused on the vital role of glass as an indicator of exchange, trade and movement along the Silk Roads.

A handling session with Egyptian glass at the @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social

What weight do ancient fibres hold? Artist and visiting researcher Sarah Gilling Taylor shares how ancient textiles resonate with contemporary practice. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2026...

The Research Institute for Collections Annual Showcase recently showed research using a variety of @ucl.ac.uk collections. Guests were able to find out how using collections can enhance their research and potential projects.

Last chance to see The Land Carries, closing 16 May. View the creative collaboration showcasing stories and traditions which continue to shape Sudanese culture and society today. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/nov/land-carries

Interested in finding out about collections? Join us at the upcoming Research Institute for Collections Annual Showcase on 14 May. www.eventbrite.com/e/research-i...

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Make stitch-free lavender scented bags with kapok and linen for free this May half term. Join us at this intergenerational workshop with artist Clare Sams on 26 May.

Family Event: Lavender Bags with Clare

Make stitch-free lavender scented bags with kapok & linen for free this May half term. Pre-book 13:30-14:30. Drop-in 14:30-16:30.

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Explore ritual practice in ancient Egypt through ceramic making, intentional breakage and communal eating. Join us at this two half-day pottery workshop with Rochester Square. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Planning a visit? Find out more about entry, opening times, research visits and more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum/visit-petrie-museum

See the latest news and information about our current events: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum/whats-petrie-museum

Services during the spring break: We will be closed from 2 April and reopen on 8 April at 1pm. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Explore ritual practice in ancient Egypt at a two half-day pottery workshop with Rochester Square. Find out more and book your place here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Former curator Barbara Adams features as one of 200 Faces of UCL as part of the university’s bicentenary celebrations. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll... #UCL200

Egyptologist and @ucl.ac.uk alumnus Pablo Barba looks back on his PhD research experience and talks about his current project studying sealings from Early Dynastic Egypt. https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2026/03/09/five-things-i-got-out-of-my-student-research-appointments-at-the-petrie-museum/

Explore ritual practice in ancient Egypt through ceramic making, intentional breakage and communal eating. Join us at a two half-day pottery workshop with Rochester Square: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

Come along to a two-part workshop with Rochester Square looking to create a contemporary experience parallel to ancient Egyptian ritual acts. Book your place here. www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...

The Land Carries brings together work from three international artists. See the display and experience the beauty, rituals, and resilience woven through the lives of everyday people from ancient Sudan. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/nov/land-carries

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200 years ago, UCL was founded on a radical idea: education for all. To mark our bicentenary, the Two Centuries Here Exhibition explores UCL’s past, present, and future across our Bloomsbury campus. The exhibition is open from 18 Feb 2026 to 31 July 2027. #UCL200