Above: Harry Smith (left) and Aly Hassan (right) during the UNESCO Nubian Salvage Campaign in 1961. Image: Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society.
The Friends of the Petrie Museum welcome you all to join them for a special day to remember and honour the life and work of Prof. Harry S. Smith. They are pleased to be welcoming long-term colleagues and friends of Harry to speak to us on the day – and these talks will reflect upon Harry’s research and how wide-reaching it was, internationally, and express its regional and chronological diversity. The full programme is available to download at the booking link.
Professor Harry Smith in the garden of his home at Upwood, during the Egypt Exploration Society Oral History Project. Image: Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society.
Friday April 4th: Talk from Robert Morkot and reception hosted by the Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology (alternative reception hosted at the Institute of Archaeology).
Saturday April 5th: Full day of talks from 9:15am – 17:40pm with refreshment and lunch breaks.