Molly Osborne - Egyptologist, Classicist, Museologist

This is a blog highlighting some of my favourite pieces in the Atkinson. The Atkinson (Southport) holds a museum, gallery, theatre, library, café and shop. For a small town, and a small museum, the Atkinson has one of the best Egyptological galleries I have seen. It is full of everyday pieces from everyday people. There is so much to see in this gallery, but I am going to be highlighting five of my favourite pieces. The front of the Egyptology gallery on the second floor Little is known of Mrs Goodison, who was born Anne Padley in West Derby, Merseyside, in 1845. She married George Goodison, who is known for laying a sewerage system in the Everton area. You may recognise the name Goodison Park? It is named after him! Mrs Goodison was a self-taught Egyptologist who purchased most of the objects with the advice of clergyman Revd Greville J Chester, who assisted in purchasing Egyptian antiquities for the  British Museum  in London. She displayed them in her home until her death...

This is a blog post about my trip to Bolton Museum (04/08/23) Bolton Museum and Art Gallery has probably one of the most impressive Egyptological collections I have ever seen. They have a decent amount of objects on display, and have one of the coolest rooms ever! (Don't worry, we'll get to that shortly.) Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, with an awesome Egyptology display I was delighted when I walked into the gallery, to be greeted by a small amount of ancient objects. And I mean this in the best way. Around this small space is modern history. A mixture of pop culture and Victorian collecting history. It was refreshing to read about Egyptomania in the 1970s, and so interesting to read about what the Egyptians experienced when the British came to Egypt from their prospective.  As I turned the corner, I saw a display that was just incredible. Information and interactives all on the walls, and glass case tunnels down the corridor. The way the objects have been separated by theme an...