Modification of the activity on the discovery of Tutankhamon's tomb
The UAB Institute for Ancient Middle Eastern Studies (IEPOA) will host on Friday 25 November at 5 p.m. an activity entitled "Yes, wonderful things! – Howard Carter" in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. The event will take place at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. Marc Orriols, associate professor of Egyptology at the UAB, will give a brief introduction to the event to explain the reasons why José Lull's conference had to be postponed and will give way to the performance of the musical group Neteru Ensemble.
The event that was supposed to be held by José Lull, associate professor of Egyptology at the UAB, had to be modified for unforeseen reasons. The activity continues, it will begin with a short presentation by professor Marc Orriols, associate professor of Egyptology at the UAB and will give way to the performance of the musical group Neteru Ensemble.
This is the second dissemination activity to be conducted this year by the IEPOA in commemoration of two transcendental discoveries in the field of Egyptology, as were the deciphering of the hieroglyphics 200 years ago and the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb 100 years ago. In September, the UAB offered a conference entitled "Je tiens l’affaire! – Jean-François Champollion. Bicentennial of the deciphering of the Egyptian hieroglyphics" by Josep Cervelló, lecturer in Egyptology at the UAB and director of the IEPOA, which can be viewed on the UAB's YouTube channel.
The two events have been organised with the collaboration with the Department of Antiquity and Middle Age Studies, the Faculty of Arts & Humanities, the Office of the Vice Rector for Communication and Culture and the Humanities Library.
This year also marks an important moment in Egyptology and the UAB: the 30th anniversay of the first lectures on Egyptology. In celebration of these three feats in Egyptology, the UAB has prepared an exhibition entitled "Més enllà de Tutankhamon. 30 anys d'egiptologia a la UAB" [Beyond Tutankhamun. 30 Years of Egyptology at the UAB], which will be open to the public from 2 November to 20 December at the Exhibitions Hall of the Communications Library, Mondays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The UAB is the only university in a Spanish-speaking state to offer subjects and academic courses on Egyptology in all higher education areas and levels.