Egyptian Antiquities from the Louvre: Journey to the Afterlife
SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM

Saturday 31 March
1pm – 5pm

For thousands of years, religious belief in Egyptian society centred on the need to prepare for the afterlife. With the advent of death (a temporary interruption) the journey to the West commenced, with piety and lack of sin ensuring a safe path to the imagined nirvana of the afterlife. Our esteemed guest speakers will shine light on the mysteries of death and the afterlife in Ancient Egypt.

 

1 pm Welcome and introduction
Christopher Menz, Director, Art Gallery of South Australia.
1.15 pm Pharaonic burial practices
Colin Hope, Senior Lecturer, Archaeology and Ancient History, Monash University.

2.15pm

 Imagining the afterlife
Michael O’Donoghue, Senior Lecturer, Education, Arts and Social Sciences, University of South Australia.
3 pm Refreshment break
3.20 pm Ptolemaic/Roman and early Christian burials
Gillian Bowen, Lecturer, Archaeology and Ancient History, Monash University
4.20 pm Drinks and exhibition viewing
Cost Members $50, general public $70, inclusive of exhibition entry & refreshment
on-line bookings available at www.artgallery.sa.gov.au book online
Registration ands full payment by Friday 23 March, 2007
Bookings

Telephone Yvonne Anderson (08) 82077050 or fax (08) 82077070. 

 

 
Participants will receive confirmation of participation including an entry ticket to the seminar and the exhibition. Please note that the exhibition ticket is transferable to your visit day of choice.

 


This page was updated 14  March 2007