Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt (British Museum)

[MJW]

Managed to get round to seeing this exhibition today at the BM. It ends on the 19th Feb and if you can I would recommend it. I would however caution it can get quite crowded and I had to go back and forth to see exhibits when there were fewer people around them.

 

The BM website link - 

https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/hieroglyphs-unlocking-ancient-egypt

 

My photos - 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaN_xrIRUU/

[Jan McNulty]

I'm jealous.  I would love to have seen this exhibition but living on the West Coast Line (aka The Avanti Shambles) means that I have not been coming down to London.

 

I've been a friend of the BM for over 40 years - it was the first Friends organisation I ever joined (it was called the British Museum Society when I joined!).  The BM is my go to whenever I have spare time if I am in London.

[Sim]

17 hours ago, MJW said:

Managed to get round to seeing this exhibition today at the BM. It ends on the 19th Feb and if you can I would recommend it. I would however caution it can get quite crowded and I had to go back and forth to see exhibits when there were fewer people around them.

 

The BM website link - 

https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/hieroglyphs-unlocking-ancient-egypt

 

My photos - 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaN_xrIRUU/

Thanks so much for the reminder.  I meant to go and it slipped my mind.  I did a Nile cruise in May 2022 and saw many awesome sights, so this exhibition will make a lot of sense to me, and hopefully enhance what I saw.  

[MJW]

5 hours ago, Sim said:

Thanks so much for the reminder.  I meant to go and it slipped my mind.  I did a Nile cruise in May 2022 and saw many awesome sights, so this exhibition will make a lot of sense to me, and hopefully enhance what I saw.  

 

Just to forewarn you, I've had this message from the BM about next week -

 

If you are planning to visit the Museum next week, I wanted to make you aware of the possibility that our ability to open the exhibitions and galleries may be affected by strike activity.

The Museum’s Director, Hartwig Fischer, has issued a statement about how strike activity may affect our ability to open exhibitions and galleries between 13 and 19 February. You can read the full statement here.

How will this impact me if I am planning to visit next week?

We will be working very hard to try to open the Museum each day and to ensure that, wherever possible, we can maintain access to Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt. We will need time in the morning to assess the impact of the strikes. We will then update our website by 11am daily with the latest information about what is open to Members and the public.

What about the Member late night and early morning viewings of the Hieroglyphs exhibition?

We have taken the difficult decision to cancel our late night and early morning viewings of the Hieroglyphs exhibition on 13 February and 18 February. This is to avoid last minute inconveniece and is not a decision taken lightly.

We recognise that this uncertainty will be disappointing. As Members, your satisfaction is our first priority, and we are happy to speak with anyone whose enjoyment of their Membership is affected next week.

Thank you again for your support of the Museum.

 

[Sim]

Thanks for this MJW.  I booked my ticket for Monday just after I read your post this morning. Fingers crossed….