Date/Time: Tuesday, 13th October 2026 at 11:00
Location: Battersea Power Station, Circus Road, Nine Elms, London, SW11 8DQ
Price: £18 per person. Member and guest £36.
Event Organiser: Pete Wells. 7 Wayfaring Court, Safflower Lane, Harold Wood RM3 0LQ
Journey through Egypt’s golden age from the temples of Abu Simbel to the Valley of the Kings and come face to face with 180 priceless treasures on loan from the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Discover gold masks and silver coffins from the royal tombs of Tanis, beautifully preserved animal mummies and amulets, dazzling jewellery alongside colossal sculptures, carvings and stone heads.
The mummy of Egypt’s most ambitious pharaoh, Ramses II (often spelt Ramesses), is a masterpiece of the embalmer’s art. The amazingly preserved 3,000-year-old face with its proud, beaky nose looks much as it must have when he died at the age of 90 or 91, after ruling for 66 years, fathering more than 100 children, smiting his enemies and making ancient Egypt great again. And that’s even before you notice how his hand seems to reach forward to grasp spookily at power from beyond the grave.
Ramses the Great would surely be disgusted that the boy king, who achieved little in his short life and was virtually erased from their history by the ancient Egyptians, has turned out to be the most famous pharaoh of all just because of the intact survival of his tomb. Unlike Tut, Ramses worked hard for the eternal glory he believed he deserved. He fought wars, made peace deals, built himself gigantic monuments. Yet he has become a byword for forgetting, due to Shelley’s Ozymandias, one of the most celebrated poems in the English language.
Venue Information
- Accessibility
- There are 45 accessible parking spaces available for Blue Badge holders across the Circus West Village and Electric Boulevard car parks. Spaces cannot be reserved in advance and standard parking charges apply.
The venue is accessible to wheelchair users.
- Food and Drink
- The café, located on the ground floor, serves freshly brewed coffee, fragrant mint tea, and an enticing selection of Egyptian-inspired sweet and savoury delicacies.
- Seating
- Seating is provided throughout the Exhibition. Portable folding chairs are available to borrow from the Box Office.
Event Booking
Please note that all bookings are subject to our Event Booking Rules.
The standard, printable event booking sheet is downloadable here.