The first part of this story showed the American Egyptologist Charles Edwin Wilbour discovering and translating a long rock-cut text on the island of Sehel….
Read MoreWilbour’s letters to his family, kept in the Museum Archives, give a vivid picture of his travels in Egypt and the research he carried out…
Read MoreIn her introductory blog Deirdre discussed Charles Edwin Wilbour, the American Egyptologist whose collections form the backbone of the Museum’s Egyptian holdings. This post is…
Read MoreIt’s a well known fact that the Brooklyn Museum has a great Egyptian collection but did you know that we have one of the best…
Read MoreMy work in the Wilbour Library involves keeping an eye out for books the Library needs, and carrying out archival research into the history of…
Read MoreSeeing the response to historic photographs that we have posted on Flickr Commons begs a look back on why we have these images and who…
Read MoreIf you have been following the numerous blogs on this website you are aware that the Brooklyn Museum has organized an exhibition of Egyptian objects…
Read MoreLike people, books have histories. Bookplates, inscriptions and marginal notes all tell us something about where the book has been and who owned it. The…
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