Skip to content

Commit

Permalink
Update Masr-Fel-Mathaf.md
Browse files Browse the repository at this point in the history
Fixed lat and lon refs
  • Loading branch information
hms12 authored Apr 5, 2024
1 parent 6cc9793 commit 7f74fa2
Showing 1 changed file with 5 additions and 5 deletions.
10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions _pop-ups/Masr-Fel-Mathaf.md
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ date: 05-04-2024
author: Sara Abed
thumbnail: /images/news/9.jpg
permalink: /pop-ups/Masr-Fel-Mathaf
lat:52.20027912941109
lon:0.11951306751526686
lat: 52.20027912941109
lon: 0.11951306751526686
images:
-
image: news/Kalamna1.jpg
Expand All @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ images:
caption: Adults listening to Helen talking about the sarcophagus lid of Ramesses III
---

Masr Fel Mathaf is a series of community engagement events that started in 2023, led by Helen
Strudwick and Sara Abed, to connect the Egyptian community in Cambridge with the ancient Egyptian collection
Masr Fel Mathaf is a series of community engagement events that started in 2023, led by [Helen
Strudwick](https://egyptiancoffins.org/team/helen-strudwick/) and [Sara Abed](https://egyptiancoffins.org/team/sara-hany-abed/), to connect the Egyptian community in Cambridge with the ancient Egyptian collection
at The Fitzwilliam Museum. The aim is to create a public space which offers accessibility,
exchange, sharing, engagement and bridging the past with the present, as well as bringing people into a closer relationship with their
heritage. We believe that this is crucial for developing new interpretation and refreshing the displays of objects from the Egyptian
Expand All @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ family groups to The Fitzwilliam Museum, mostly Egyptians, but also Syrians and
They joined us from [Kalamna](https://kalamna.org/),
which offers Arabic language community classes and connects families with their heritage through Arabic classes.

The day started with a family activity, led by Helen Strudwick, Sara Abed and Tom Clarke (an intern who is working at the Museum
The day started with a family activity, led by Helen Strudwick, Sara Abed and Tom Clarke (an intern who is working at the Fitzwilliam
for three months), in which both the parents and the children participated. They tried using the replicas of ancient Egyptian carpentry tools,
and joints, assembling the replica coffin of a dog, making their own ancient Egypt brushes, painting,
and knowing more about ancient Egyptian woodwork making and panting techniques. They also had a chance to look at a new
Expand Down

0 comments on commit 7f74fa2

Please sign in to comment.