Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology

Over het museum

The Petrie Museum began in 1892 as a teaching collection for the new Department of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College London. Both the department and the museum were created through the bequest of the writer Amelia Edwards, who also gave several hundred Egyptian antiquities and her personal library.

The collection grew to international importance mainly through the excavations of William Flinders Petrie, the first Edwards Professor. He worked at dozens of major sites, among them the Roman-period cemeteries at Hawara, the city of Amarna and the first true pyramid at Meydum, where he found some of the earliest evidence for mummification. In 1913 Petrie sold his own large collection of antiquities to UCL, which made it one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities outside Egypt. At that time the galleries served students and academics and were not open to the general public.

Petrie retired in 1933, and his successors added further material from excavations in Egypt and Sudan. During the Second World War the collection was packed up and moved out of London for safety. In the early 1950s it returned and was housed in a former stable building, which it still occupies. Today the museum is open to everyone, free of charge, and also serves researchers and UCL students.

Hoogtepunten

• One of the largest collections of Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world
• Material excavated by Flinders Petrie at Hawara, Amarna and Meydum
• Antiquities from the collection of Amelia Edwards
• Free app with a guide to the collection and an audio-described tour

Opgericht

1892

Beheerder

University College London

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Entry is free and no booking is needed for general visits.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie

Wheelchair users and visitors with limited mobility reach the museum from street level by a lift in the adjacent Science Library; visitors ring the buzzer marked 'Museum' to the right of the main entrance and are escorted to the galleries. A staff-operated lift connects the gallery spaces. A Changing Places toilet is on the ground floor of the Science Library, next door, and a gender-neutral accessible toilet is also there; ask at the welcome desk. A limited number of folding chairs can be borrowed. Limited accessible parking can be booked with at least 48 hours' notice, and there is a drop-off point on Malet Street at the Malet Place end. Assistance dogs are welcome. The free museum app includes an audio-described tour.

Kinderen & gezin

Children under 16 are welcome with an adult, and school resources and activities are available. Breastfeeding and bottle feeding are welcome, and staff can arrange a quieter, more private space on request.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The museum recommends travelling by public transport. what3words: risen.wished.fakes. Bike storage is available across the UCL campus.

Service & horeca

• Café: niet aanwezig
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Museumwinkel
• Garderobe: niet aanwezig

There is no café on site; refreshments are sold nearby, and staff will refill water bottles for free. Bottled water and baby bottles are allowed in the galleries, but other food and drink is not. The shop sells gifts and books, and a second-hand shop sells Egyptology books. There is no cloakroom, so large bags and suitcases should be left behind where possible.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The museum can be hired for receptions, talks and seminars, film screenings, filming and photoshoots, and private tours.

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