MAES organises an annual lecture programme for members and non-members alike. Usually held on the second Monday of each month, most lectures are given by well-known Egyptologists from the UK and overseas.
Here’s our programme for the 2020-2021 season which includes our annual study in March and an extra study day in May!
In light of the coronavirus restrictions, we are holding online lectures via zoom until further notice.
Online lectures are free to MAES members!
***Membership for April to July 2021 is £10. You can join by downloading a membership form here:
Online lectures are via Zoom and will take place from 8pm to 9pm (doors open 7:30pm) with time after for questions.
- Online lectures are free to MAES members who will receive a link via email.
Non-members welcome – tickets £5 via Eventbrite.
| DATE | SPEAKER | TITLE |
| 14 Sep 2020 | Campbell Price
ONLINE |
Art, Sex and Death in Graeco-Roman Egypt [Postponed from summer 2020] |
| 12 Oct | Rosalie David OBE
ONLINE |
Jewellery in Ancient Egypt: What Was Its Purpose? |
| 9 Nov | Aidan Dodson
ONLINE |
Unseen Serapeum
Bob Partridge Egyptology Lecture |
| 14 Dec | Members Lectures
ONLINE |
Lesley Easterman – Did Ancient Egyptians Drink Milk?Michael Tunnicliffe – Roman Egypt in the Second Century |
| 11 Jan 2021 | Iwona J. Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin
ONLINE |
Beyond the Pyramids: New Insights into the Rise and Collapse of the Kingdom of Meroe, Sudan. |
| 8 Feb | Glenn Godenho
ONLINE |
What’s in a Name? Patterns of People at the End of the Old Kingdom |
| 8 Mar | Roland Enmarch
ONLINE |
How beautiful are thy buttocks! Same-sex Desire in Ancient Egypt |
| Sat 27 Mar | ONLINE |
Queens of Egypt with Dylan Bickerstaffe, Ken Griffin and Sarah Griffiths [Postponed from March 2020] |
| 12 Apr
26 Apr |
Lee McStein
ONLINE Maria Nilsson and John Ward ONLINE |
The Curious Case of the Deir el Bahari Casts
Recent Discoveries at Gebel el-Silsila: New Kingdom Material |
| 10 May | José-Ramón Pérez-Accino
ONLINE |
A Place Badly Concealed. Newest Research on the Royal Cache Wadi, Luxor. Joint lecture with KNH |
| 22 May | STUDY DAY
ONLINE |
Egypt, Israel and the Rise of the Empires with Michael Tunnicliffe and Sarah Griffiths To book please click here: |
| 14 Jun
———– 12 Jul |
Ken Griffin
ONLINE ———————– Eric Cline ONLINE |
Egypt Centre Swansea – virtual tour of the Egyptology collection
——————————— 1177 BC – Revisiting the Late Bronze Age Collapse |
Click here to download details of our 2020-21 season
When we resume lectures at our venue, the Manchester Conference Centre / Pendulum Hotel, doors open at 6:30pm with lectures beginning at 7.45pm.
Please be aware that due to circumstances out of our control, we sometimes have to change our lecture programme. Please contact us for the latest information.
