

CLEOPATRA THE LIVING GODDESS, LUNAR LADY & ISIS AUGUSTA
With August always starting with Yorkshire Day and ending with an Immortal-style birthday, this year also featured a partial eclipse, all of which links to our ‘Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt’ exhibition in Barnsley. Goddess Isis with case 5 in the ‘Cleopatra & the Queens of Egypt’ exhibition (© I.Trumble) So this month brings us to Case 5 and the great Cleopatra herself, appearing beneath the watchful gaze of our final exhibition goddess Isis who appears in golden outline
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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
Jul 2911 min read


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





