Write like an Egyptian

On Saturday, 28th November, join us at the National Museum of Archaeology for ‘Write like an Egyptian’, an interactive family workshop forming part of Heritage Malta’s Student Passport Programme, where participants will explore the fascinating world of ancient Egyptian writing.
Parents and children will discover the role of shabti figurines in funerary practices and learn how inscriptions on these objects provide clues about ancient Egyptian beliefs and the afterlife.
The session will start with a guided tour of the exhibition ‘Living for Eternity: The Ancient Egyptians’, followed by a hands-on activity. Participants will explore how signs could represent sounds, words and ideas, and how names could be written using this ancient script.
The workshop concludes with a practical activity in which participants model their own shabti figurine in clay and inscribe it with a representation of their name, inspired by ancient Egyptian examples.
Two sessions will be held, from 13:00 to 14:30 and from 15:00 to 16:30, with a maximum capacity of 15 participants each.
Tickets cost €15 and are available online at Store – Heritage Malta and at all Heritage Malta museums and sites.