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The Griffith Institute is open to visitors from Monday 2 August 2021. We are presently operating a booking system for study spaces to ensure the safety of our staff and visitors. The number of study spaces is limited, and appointments must be booked before any visit, ideally arranged at least two weeks before.
In line with Sackler Library regulations, visitors must wear masks on-site unless medically exempt, maintain social distancing, and observe other on-site regulations. Our opening times are Monday to Friday, 9.15 to 16.45. To book an appointment, email griffith....@orinst.ox.ac.uk.
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. To celebrate the centenary, the Griffith Institute staff have been working with Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, and we are delighted to announce the launch of Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive. This exhibition will display about 200 photographs, letters, plans, drawings and diaries from Carter's original excavation archive that was presented to the Griffith Institute after the excavator's death. The exhibition provides a view of the complexities of both the remarkably well-preserved ancient burial and the modern excavation, including the often-overlooked Egyptian members of the archaeological team and their crucial role in the discovery. The free exhibition will take place in the 'Treasury' gallery in the Weston Library, from 13 April 2022 to 5 February 2023. For further information visit the Weston Library website.
On 6 February 2019 the Griffith Institute acquired at auction the journals of Jenny Lane, thanks to generous grants from the Friends of the National Libraries, the Friends of the Petrie Museum and a number of donations to the Griffith Institute Archive. Jenny Lane was lady's maid to Lucy Renshaw, travelling companion of Amelia A. B. Edwards; the journals describe their various trips, including the 1873-1874 journey through France, Italy and Egypt. The online publication of the journals was completed on 16 July 2019. See more.
The Griffith Institute has resumed its publishing activity and now welcomes proposals for future publications. The core area is Egyptology, but contributions in other related disciplines, particularly in the case of collected volumes, will also be considered.
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On 9 May 2017 the Griffith Institute acquired an album of watercolours, drawings and tracings of Egypt by George Lloyd (1815-1843), thanks to a generous grant from the Friends of the National Libraries. George Lloyd was a British botanist, excavator and traveller, who excavated at Thebes with Prisse d'Avennes in 1839-1843. See more.
The Topographical Bibliography and Griffith Institute Archive will be closed to research visitors from 1 to 15 August 2017.
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Following receipt of a grant from the Anglo-Czech Educational Fund awarded to Dr Hana Navratilova, who is currently working on a biography of Professor J. Čern, the Griffith Institute has started the online presentation of the Jaroslav Čern Collection. To date, a detailed catalogue of his correspondence and notebooks has been prepared. The Griffith Institute Archivist is currently working on the catalogues of Coptic scholars; the catalogues of Walter E. Crum Collection and Sarah Clackson Collection are already available on the new platform.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the BritishEgyptologist Dr Diana Magee (DPhil Oxf). Diana was a huge part ofour lives here in the Griffith Institute, her considerablecontribution to the Porter & Moss, as well as the many hours ofdedicated work on the creation and expansion of our archivecatalogues, improving access to the Jaroslav Čern, Norman andNina de Garis Davies, Battiscombe Gunn and Percy Newberrymanuscripts in particular. Diana's tireless effort will continueto benefit many scholars for years to come. Diana was a ladyof firm principle, who did not suffer fools gladly, but shewould happily give her time to anyone interested in her belovedAsyut and was a staunch believer in the work and values of theGriffith Institute. We shall miss her greatly. The funeral will be a smallprivate service just outside Oxford, next week. Diana left instructions that there should be no flowers, but donations to the Royal National Lifeboats would be much appreciated.
The 1922-1926 personal diary of Minnie Burton, wife of the British archaeologist and photographer Harry Burton, which was acquired thanks to two grants from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Heritage Lottery Fund, has been fully digitized and transcribed. See the complete online publication.
In collaboration with SC Exhibitions and Dynamichrome, a selection of Harry Burton's photographs in the Griffith Institute Archive has been colourised. These images will be featured in 'The Discovery of King Tut' exhibition, opening in New York on the 21st November 2015. See more.
On the 14th of July 2015 the Griffith Institute acquired the 1922-26 personal diary of Minnie Burton, thanks to two generous grants from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Heritage Lottery Fund. Minnie was the wife of the British archaeologist and photographer Harry Burton, who worked with Howard Carter during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. See more.
Following the receipt of acataloguing grant from The National Archives we have hired an Archivistto catalogue the papers of Percy Newberry. You can keep up to date withthe project and find out about interesting items from the collection onFacebook as well as this project page.
We are delighted to announce thatThe National Archives has awarded a cataloguing grant to theGriffith Institute in order to employ a professional archivist for oneyear to catalogue the papers of the British Egyptologist, Percy EdwardNewberry (1869-1949). See more
Three months ago, on the17th of April 2014, the British Egyptologist Terence DuQuesne passed away. Hevery generously bequeathed his research papers to the GriffithInstitute, where they will be soon available for consultation. See more.
We have now launched test cases for the new DigitalTopographical Bibliography. Alongside searchable PDFs of the current printversion, vols. 1-7, this website presents the new framework ofthe project and samples of new data focusing on three case-studies (Tunael-Gebel, Tell el-Farʿun and royal statues of provenance not known).
We would welcome feedback from users on thegeneral appearance and style, ease of access and navigation within thecase-studies, as well as thoughts and comments on any aspect of thepresentation and content. See more.
As part of the digitization of the TopographicalBibliography, the first seven volumes have been scanned andmade freely available as searchable PDFs. We are very pleased tooffer them to the research community as a digital legacy to thosewho intensively worked on this project for over a century. Seemore.
Two years ago on the 23rd of August 2011, Professor Jac. J. Janssenpassed away. In his memory, we are pleased to announce that hispapers will be soon available for consultation at the GriffithInstitute. Seemore.
Over 1000 tracings made in Theban tombs by Norman and Nina de Garis Davies in the early twentieth century have now been rehoused, catalogued, digitized and the online publication completed. Some of these tracings record scenes that have since deteriorated or are now lost.
Visit the GriffithInstitute's Facebook page for the latest news, project updatesand information on Egyptological events in and around Oxford. Viewhighlights from the Griffith Institute Archive, including thewatercolours of George Alexander Hoskins, a corpus of hieroglyphic signscompiled by Rosalind Paget and Annie Pirie, and Harry Burton'sphotographs taken during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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