DECEMBER
Half-day study visit and workshop at the Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
CURRICULUM LINKS AND OBJECTIVES
HISTORY, ENGLISH Life and death in ancient Egypt, linked to Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
ACTIVITIES AND TASKS
Artefact handling - using primary sources of evidence to explore the achievements of an early non-European civilisation.
Examining funerary objects that cast light on beliefs and practices from the past.
VENUE AND PROVIDER
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery https://www.leicestermuseums.org/museum-art-gallery/
History - understanding that the ancient Egyptian preoccupation with an afterlife and preservation provides archaeologists with a rich array of models and objects for historical enquiry.
History - recapping the beliefs and processes that surrounded embalming, wrapping and burial practices in ancient Egypt.
English - making links with artefacts and artwork described in Secrets of a Sun King.
History - learning that our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.