The Egypt Centre

I've always been fascinated with this area of history and the Egypt Centre is amazing. There is so much information everywhere about all the objects in the collection. There was also an opportunity to handle and learn about a few items. I highly recommend visiting, and all the volunteers are very knowledgeable.

Lovely educational and interesting centre. And Free! My daughter had an amazing time learning how to mummify a “body” and then we learned how to write our names in ancient Egyptian writing, and overall , the staff was welcoming , knowledgeable and just made our visit exciting.

Loved this place, amazing and full of information and genuine Egyptian artifacts. A true treasure in a great surrounding with the option of food prepared by students just a few steps away.

A nice small display of interesting artifacts over 2 displays. Unfortunately the second display had a very over enthusiastic staff member who insisted on following us right around the display to talk to us, so we didn't really enjoy the experience. Just as well it was free to enter.

I visited the Egypt Centre with my granddaughter soon after it opened and returned last week with my great grandson, age seven. I was surprised that it had not seemed to change over the years. He had looked forward to the visit, but I do not know what he made of the collection. He had questions to answer on papers given to him on entering and the volunteers showed him a display concerning "Mumyfying" and a game. Nothing else was within his age group or was explained. No booklet was found or available on the subjects of: The Nile, Egyptians who left the objects on display, The Temples, There were booklets on Religions, Gods and some other subjects and in foreign languages. After looking at the website to plan the visit, i found it outdated and not of a standard associated with a major University. It held items written during the pandemic and not updated. Today, I found subjects which would have been helpful, but overlooked as I had not broken the code, which led to such discoveries. One day someone will return to the Egypt Centre and decide to bring it, along with the website and Utube page up to date. Until then it's a lost opportunity, but I am sure with great aims. They missed this target. Better luck elsewhere.