Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Exhibition: One Man's Egypt

Borough of Broxbourne

Broxbourne is in Hertfordshire, UK.

Amateur Archaeologist Lew Blake will be exhibiting his collection of Egyptian objects both ancient and modern. The exhibition will be opened by The Mayor of Broxbourne at Lowewood Museum on Saturday 3 May at 2.30pm. Lew has spent most of his life interested in ancient Egypt.

He has assisted on many archaeological excavations in Egypt. This exhibition features a variety of pieces from the modern tourist trinket, to the genuine ancient sacred artefact dating back thousands of years.

Lew has been fascinated by how the past of Egypt has been reproduced and presented for sale and display in our commercial world. This exhibition attempts to explore the contradiction of style between the two, the sacred past and the consumer present.

The exhibition continues until 31 May 2008, and admission is free; the museum is open Wednesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm. For more information please contact Lowewood Museum on 01992 445596.


Lowewood Museum also has its own website.

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