Venue: Redbourn Parish Centre, Redbourn. 10.00 - 3.00. Includes coffee, pastries and lunch with wine. Price: £45
3 lectures:
Ancient Egypt at the British Museum - an overall introduction to the history and civilisation of Ancient Egypt through the antiquities at the British Museum, showing the connection between the pharaohs and deities; how the Ancient Egyptians planned their Afterlife through works of art in their tombs.
Akhenaten: revolutionary ruler of Ancient Egypt Akhenaten was the only pharaoh of Ancient Egypt who was a monotheist and the works of art from his reign stand out as being completely unique in the history of Ancient Egypt.
"Everywhere the glint of gold": discovery of a pharaoh's tomb This continues directly on from Akhenaten with the life and death of Tutankhamun, Akhenaten's son; the discovery of his tomb; and the treasures found inside.