This week, we started by discussing Live Fridays; what they are about and the types of activities that go on. Then we were set a challenge in the Egypt Galleries. We worked in groups to look at objects and quickly come up with 3 activities about Ancient Egypt for an imaginary Live Friday which our friends would enjoy. We came up with loads of ideas covering a range of aspects of Ancient Egyptian culture such as mummification, tomb paintings and clothing. Ideas included Egyptian dressing-up and tomb wall painting.
We then met Sarah Doherty, Public Engagement Assistant and three members of the Student Creative Board. They told us what was needed at a Live Friday and about successful activities at previous events. We worked in groups and took one of our ideas for an Egypt Live Friday and developed it further, thinking about materials needed, the space we would put it in and how much it might cost. We then presented our developed idea to the rest of the group.
Finally, we handled three ancient Egyptian objects from the collection, trying to guess their function and the materials they were made of. These included a mirror, a bronze axe blade and a wooden stand for a miniature statue of Apis the bull.
We will be running events at Live Friday on 3rd March next year- watch this space for updates on our plans!
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