Egypt Centre Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
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Egypt Centre Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
University of Wales Swansea
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
(01792) 295960
www.swansea.ac.uk/egypt
The Collection
The collection comprises over 4000 artefacts mainly from Egypt and previously part of the collection of Sir Henry Wellcome. Sir Henry Wellcome purchased many items at auction from the collections of Robert de Rustafjaell, Gayner-Anderson, Berens and Macgregor. Artefacts come from excavations at Amarna, Armant, Mostagedda, Esna, etc. We also have artefacts donated to us by private individuals, from the British Museum, from the Royal Edinburgh Museum, National Museums and Galleries of Wales Cardiff and the Royal Albert Museum and Art Gallery.
Online Database
The catalogue with images is accessible via an online, searchable database at www.swansea.ac.uk/egypt, follow the link to the online catalogue, on the right.
Education
Information on our education facilities can be found on our web site at:
http://www.swansea.ac.uk/egypt/volunteers, again, follow the link for ‘educational visits’ which is on the right. The Centre welcomes visits from nursery groups, primary schools groups, higher education groups, special needs, etc. We pride ourselves on interdisciplinary work and can offer not only Egyptology but also all day mathematics, literacy, numeracy, religious studies, etc. Activities are led by museum staff and incorporate hands-on activities such as an object handling section, a ‘dummy-mummy’, ‘write your name in hieroglyphs, pyramid puzzles, etc. We also have a school loans box and offer an extensive range of activities for family learning.
Staff
Information on staff can be found at: www.swansea.ac.uk/egypt, again, follow the link on the right. We have a curator, assistant curator, a volunteer liaison officer and a shop assistant. We also have an innovative volunteer programme of volunteers aged from 11 to 80 plus. Information on our volunteer programme can be found at: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/egypt/volunteers/volunteers.htm
