CAEE Launches Popular Egyptology Lecture Series on Ancient Daily Life
High demand for free talks on family, work, and women's roles in ancient Egypt prompts venue switch to larger auditorium; series complements ongoing.
Key Points
- Lectures moved to larger venue due to high demand; book via centre.art@e-e.ad or 802 255.
- Jan 15: Marc Orriols-Llonch on family gender dynamics in Old Kingdom sculpture.
- Jan 21: Anaïs Montoto Soto on women's family roles using ancient texts.
- Jan 27 & Feb 10: Talks on Thutmosis III workers and Deir-el-Medina artisans.
The Centre d’Art d’Escaldes-Engordany (CAEE) has launched a series of lectures tied to its exhibition *Del néixer al renéixer. Vivències a l’antic Egipte*, drawing strong public interest that prompted a venue change to accommodate more attendees.
High demand for the free sessions, open to all with prior booking, led organizers to shift them from the CAEE to the larger auditorium of the Comú d’Escaldes-Engordany. Reservations are available via email at centre.art@e-e.ad or by calling 802 255.
Egyptology experts will explore everyday aspects of ancient Egyptian life, including family dynamics, motherhood, work, and women’s roles. All talks begin at 7pm.
The series kicks off on Thursday, January 15, with Marc Orriols-Llonch, a doctor in Egyptology and lecturer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. His presentation, *El conjunt familiar de Nikare. Un estudi en clau de gènere*, examines a Old Kingdom sculptural group to discuss masculinities, femininities, aging, childhood, pregnancy, and birth.
On Wednesday, January 21, Anaïs Montoto Soto, a PhD candidate in Egyptology at the Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier, will deliver *El rol de la dona dins la família egípcia antiga*. She will draw on texts to highlight women’s roles as daughters, wives, and mothers in middle-class society.
The lineup continues on Tuesday, January 27, as Myriam Seco, a doctor in history, discusses *El que revela el jaciment de Tutmosis III*. Her talk covers discoveries from workshops, storerooms, and dumps linked to the pharaoh’s temple, shedding light on workers’ daily lives.
The final session, on Tuesday, February 10, features Luis Manuel Gonzálvez, Egyptologist and curator of Barcelona’s Museu Egipci. In *Deir-el-Medina, una comunitat molt especial*, he will tour the homes, shrines, tombs, and workspaces of artisans who built royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
The lectures complement the ongoing exhibition at the CAEE, open Monday to Saturday from 9:30am to 1:30pm and 3pm to 7pm (last entry 15 minutes prior). Admission is free.
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