Literary Queens of Style: from Nefertari to Agatha Christie
‘Queen of Crime’ Agatha Christie 1922 (@herculepoirot64) & Queen Nefertari c.1255 BC (© OsirisTours) With our current exhibition ‘Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt’ continuing to dominate much of our day-to-day work, we’ve reached July, the month named after Cleopatra’s partner Julius Caesar. Not that we’re obsessed with the great woman and her female predecessors (much!), but work over the last few weeks has included a Cleopatra-themed tv project, writing an introduction for
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The Sun-kissed Icons of Amarna (& Barnsley)
Flaming June! With the ongoing heatwave about to give way to a new month, the new blog kicks off with a suitably red-toned summery image of Barnsley’s iconic Town Hall, venue for our ‘Cleopatra & the Queens of Egypt’ exhibition. Created by super-talented local artist David Grant (@davidgrantartist2026), his striking image entitled ‘Barnsley Icons’ also features four Barnsley-born people crossing in front: best-selling author Milly Johnson, followed by Kes himself the actor Da
Jun 2912 min read
THE BEAUTY, THE BEAST & HATSHEPSUT’S GRANDMOTHER
‘Cleopatra & the Queens’ display case no.2 (© ImmortalEgypt) Despite the fairy-tale like title of this month’s blog, the contents are pure ancient Egypt as we unpack the second display in our ‘Cleopatra & the Queens’ exhibition. And with its contents linking back to the Pyramid Age (in last month’s blog https://www.immortalegypt.co.uk/post/the-goddess-of-creation-history-s-first-queens-the-power-of-regalia), they also look forward almost 2,000 years when influencing Cleopatra
May 298 min read
