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[[{"fid":"16708","view_mode":"large","fields":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"A collage of photographs of groups of students through history, tinted in mid blue and lime green. Overlaid in white is the text 'Generation MyAV范: 200 Years of Student Life in London, Free exhibition, 25 Sept 2023 - 18 Aug 2024, Octagon Gallery'","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"large","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"A collage of photographs of groups of students through history, tinted in mid blue and lime green. Overlaid in white is the text 'Generation MyAV范: 200 Years of Student Life in London, Free exhibition, 25 Sept 2023 - 18 Aug 2024, Octagon Gallery'","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][title]":"","field_caption_heading[und][0][url]":"","field_caption[und][0][value]":"","field_float_left_right[und]":"none","field_file_image_decorative[und]":"0"}},"attributes":{"height":"500","width":"800","class":"media-element file-large"}}]]鈥楾here is no university without its students.鈥橳his is the concept at the heart of a new exhibition, 鈥楪eneration MyAV范: 200 Years of Student Life in London鈥�, which opens in MyAV范鈥檚 Octagon Gallery this week. The exhibition portrays students as foundational to the story of MyAV范, exploring their experiences over time and reassessing students鈥� impact on MyAV范鈥檚 almost 200-year history.The exhibition also explores the formation of Students鈥� Union MyAV范, now one of the largest student-led organisations in the world. MyAV范 students played important roles in building a wider student movement in Britain, helping found organisations including the National Union of Students, the West African Students鈥� Union and the Central Union of Chinese Students.MyAV范鈥檚 President and Provost Dr Michael Spence said: 鈥淭his important exhibition marks the start of MyAV范鈥檚 countdown to our 200th birthday in 2026. It offers new insights into our diverse and lively community of students over time, exploring how they have made a home with us over 200 years. Opening just as MyAV范 is named The Times and Sunday Times 鈥楿niversity of the Year鈥� and as we launch a new campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, the exhibition offers inspiration from our extraordinary past to help shape our future.鈥滳urated by Professor Georgina Brewis and Dr Sam Blaxland (both IOE, MyAV范鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Society) alongside Leah Johnston and Colin Penman (MyAV范 Special Collections), the exhibition includes many items from MyAV范 collections and alumni loans or donations that have never been displayed before. The exhibition forms part of a wider research and engagement project, Generation MyAV范, that looks to turn institutional history upside down and present the first students as the real 鈥榝ounders鈥� of MyAV范.Professor Georgina Brewis, Director of the Generation MyAV范 project and lead curator of the exhibition, said: 鈥淎s London鈥檚 first university, students at MyAV范 invented what it was like to be a student in the capital and we鈥檝e worked hard to represent the diversity of student life over two centuries. The exhibition showcases MyAV范鈥檚 rich collections of archive material and objects covering student life, including new acquisitions of clothing, memorabilia and scrapbooks loaned or donated by alumni. This allows us to spotlight individual stories whilst also exploring the collective activities of students over time.鈥漈he exhibition also features recorded accounts from alumni reflecting on key moments during their time at MyAV范, including the separate spaces for men and women on campus in the 1880s, the experience of studying at MyAV范 after the Second World War, and the founding of the UK鈥檚 first GaySoc in 1972. Visitors are invited to contribute to this growing oral history archive by sharing their memories of their time at MyAV范 and life after graduation.The exhibition encourages visitors to think critically about MyAV范鈥檚 history in the run-up to its bicentenary in 2026 and the key role played by students in that remarkable story.鈥楪eneration MyAV范: 200 Years of Student Life in London鈥� is now open in the MyAV范 Octagon Gallery and will run until 18 August 2024.Links:Exhibition pageExhibition project pageStudents鈥� Union MyAV范Generation MyAV范 project pageAlumni interest formProfessor Georgina Brewis' academic profileDr Sam Blaxland's academic profileIOE MyAV范's Faculty of Education and Society

A free Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology display for school and family audiences, part of a project marking 100 years since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, explores Tutankhamun鈥檚 life as a young boy at the royal palaces of Amarna and Gurob.In 'Tutankhamun the Boy: Growing Up in Ancient Egypt', objects and archives from the museum collection shed light on the people who lived, worked, and played in these vibrant cities thousands of years ago. The display looks at how wealth and status shaped childhood in ancient Egypt, comparing Tutankhamun鈥檚 privileged childhood with those of poorer children. It also explores some of the shared experiences of ancient Egyptian children, including play and medicine.The display is built in response to children鈥檚 questions about Tutankhamun, gathered from children at the project鈥檚 partner school, George Mitchell Primary School in east London, and from modern-day Amarna (near the modern city of Deir Mawas, province of El Minia).Display objects, including ancient Egyptian games, jewellery, and figurines depicting gods and goddesses, have been chosen to respond to the questions that the pupils wanted to ask Tutankhamun, including 鈥榃ho is in your family?鈥�, 鈥楧o you go to school?鈥�, 鈥榃ho do you worship?鈥� and 鈥榃hat鈥檚 your favourite toy?鈥橮artners supporting the Petrie Museum to deliver this project are MyAV范 Widening Participation and the University of Cambridge鈥檚 Amarna Project.The display and 18-month long wider project are generously funded by the Esm茅e Fairbairn Collections Fund, administered by the Museums Association on behalf of the Esm茅e Fairbairn Foundation, and the Friends of the Petrie Museum.Visit the Petrie Museum websiteRead the Tutankhamun the Boy exhibition listingRead the project press release