On Thursday 24 February 2022, P&P members Jean-Michel Bruffaerts, Marleen De Meyer & Jan Vandersmissen will give a lecture at the conference "Oriental Societies & societal self-assertion. Associations, Funds and Societies for the Archaeological Exploration of the "Ancient Near East"", hosted by the ...

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In an official statement closing down our 2021 symposium “Pyramids and Progress: Perspectives on the Entanglement of Imperialisms and Early Egyptology (1800–1950)” director of the Art&History Museums Brussels , Bruno Verbergt, has announced the rediscovery of the long-lost main section of ...

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Tomorrow is our international three-day conference “Pyramids and Progress: Perspectives on the Entanglement of Imperialisms and Early Egyptology (1800–1950)”, November 8–10, 2021 — Leuven & Brussels, Belgium. The full programme and abstracts of the symposium, as well as Belgian Covid-19 regulations ...

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Our P&P colleagues Luc Delvaux and Wouter Claes have given a lecture together with SURA-researcher Aude Gräzer-Ohara on the mastaba of Neferirtenef during the international conference "Mariette, deux siècles après" at Boulogne-sur-Mer. More information: Colloque Mariette

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Our colleague Marie-Cécile Bruwier has given a lecture on the writings of Mariette in Belgium during the international conference "Mariette, deux siècles après" at Boulogne-sur-Mer. More information: Colloque Mariette

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Our colleague Dorian Vanhulle has given a lecture on the visit of Leopold II at the Serapeum during the international conference "Mariette, deux siècles après" at Boulogne-sur-Mer. More information: Colloque Mariette

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The Archives & Musée de la Littérature asbl (AML), a documentation and research centre on the literary, theatrical and editorial heritage of French-speaking Belgium and the research project Pyramids & Progress: Belgian expansionism and the making of Egyptology, 1830-1952 have agreed to set up a ...

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Did you know Belgian pioneer of aviation baron Pierre de Caters was the first ever pilot to fly over Egypt? In this short snapshot of shared Belgo-Egyptian history, you will learn about the first steps of aviation in Egypt. As most of you might know by now, Egypt was a key market for Belgium ...

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Our colleagues at the University of Glasgow are offering a fully-funded PhD-position titled : " Imagining ancient Egypt in the age of empire: Identity and power in Scottish museum displays of Egyptian objects, 1860 to 1930. " The deadline for applications is 5.00pm (GMT) on Monday 7 June 2021. More ...

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On Thursday May 13, 2021, P&P-member Vincent Oeters MA will give a lecture at the Current Research in Egyptology 2020/2021 Conference which will be hosted by the University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece from 9-16 May 2021. The title of his lecture will be “Not a curse “of” but rather “on” the mummy ...

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This week, the Louvre Museum has launched its new online database. To showcase its potential, I would like to tell you about the history of the Belgo-French collection of short-time Belgian diplomat (Aimé) Auguste Parent. A failed diplomatic career As a son of Basile Parent, Belgian revolutionary ...

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Team Pyramids & Progress proudly presents its symposium “Pyramids and Progress.” Perspectives on the Entanglement of Imperialisms and Early Egyptology (1800–1950) , which will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 8-10 November 2021. We invite you to consider contributing to this symposium, and to ...

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At the turn of the 20th century, Cairo’s nightlife district, Ezbekiyya, was served by a vast array of bars, cafés chantants , and music halls; and many of the most popular and successful venues at the time were run by women. Some were Egyptian, like the legendary Shafiqa al-Qibtiyya (for more on her ...

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In response to the Pyramids & Progress exposition “Made in Belgium. Industriels belges en Égypte (1830 - 1952)" by the Musée royal de Mariemont at the Bois-du-Luc site, a remarkable message has reached our team. Stéphan Coppée contacted us with some images featuring his grandfather Jean Joseph ...

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SURA - Unlocking the Photographic Archives of the Pioneering Years of Egyptology at the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels SURA is a two-year joint project between the Royal Museums of Art and History (RMAH) in Brussels and the Department of Archaeology of KU Leuven. It aims to valorise a ...

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