Egyptian Galleries, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
It is an exciting time for Egyptology in Kansas City! Along with the American Research Center in Egypt’s annual convention being held at the Intercontinental on the Plaza from 21-23 April 2017 which will bring Egyptologists from around the world to Kansas City (http://arce.org/main/events/annualmeeting/annualmeeting), there will be three Egyptology presentations at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in April. Each lecture is free but may require a ticket for entry.
Lecture #1: JCCC’s Night at the Nelson, Friday 7 April 2017 from 6-8:30 pm (Free, tickets available from Stacy Davidson or another JCCC faculty member)
Presenter: Stacy Davidson (time slot= TBA)
Object: Stele of Seankhy and Ankefankhu
Stele of Seanky and Ankefankhu, NAMA
Lecture #2: Rozanne Klinzing, Nelson-Atkins docent, will be presenting the Artful Conversation “Where is Ra-Wer’s Wife?” in the Egyptian Galleries at 1pm on Wed 12 April 2017. (Free, tickets required)
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/calendar/tour-artful-conversation-10/
Rozanne Klinzing, NAMA docent
Lecture #3: Dr. Pierre Tallet (Sorbonne) is giving a lecture on finding the world’s oldest papyri titled “The Port, the Papryus, and the Great Pyramid” on Sunday 23 April 2017.
http://www.nelson-atkins.org/calendar/presentation-port-papyrus-great-pyramid/