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The Griffith Institute - University of Oxford

The Griffith Institute has been at the heart of Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford for over seventy years.

It is home to two major research projects, the Topographical Bibliography (Porter & Moss) and the Online Egyptological Bibliography (OEB). The Griffith Institute also houses an archive of 'wonderful things' containing the collective memory and life work of some of Egyptology's greatest scholars, including its founder Francis Llewellyn Griffith, as well as Sir Alan Gardiner and Jaroslav Černý. Perhaps the most famous are the records of Howard Carter whose name is synonymous with the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. The Griffith Institute provides vital resources for the study of the history and culture of ancient Egypt and the Near East, which may be accessed directly, or online.

Griffith latest news

Dr Jaromir Malek announces his retirement

Jaromir Malek retired at the end of September 2011 after more than 40 years of service as Editor of the Topographical Bibliography and Keeper of the Archive. We are indebted to Jaromir for his foresight, ability and tenacity when it came to engaging with the formidable task of disseminating and digitizing the wealth of information held within these important resources.

New galleries of Ancient Egypt and Nubia open

On Saturday 26th November 2011, the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford opens six new galleries for the collections of Ancient Egypt and Nubia (present day Sudan). Building on the success of the Museum’s extension, which opened in 2009, this second phase of major redevelopment redisplays the world-renowned Egyptian collections to exhibit objects that have been in storage for decades, more than doubling the number of mummies and coffins on display.