CELEBRATING NUBIAN WOMEN

Mar 21, 2009 at 9:00am to Mar 22, 2009 at 1:00pm EDT
Location: Museum in Docklands
Latest Activity: Jan 20, 2020

The month of March is a special time for remembering the significant contribution of women to society. As part of International Women’s Month, The Equiano Society and Windrush Foundation in association with Museum in Docklands present a unique weekend event in celebration of NUBIAN WOMEN. Nubia is the homeland of one of Africa's earliest black civilization, with a history that can be traced from about 10,000 B.C. through Nubian monuments and artifacts. In antiquity, Nubia was a land of great natural wealth, of gold mines, ebony, ivory and perfumes. Its glorious history and heritage predate that of Egypt. The main speaker on 21 & 22 March at Museum in Docklands will be a Nubian: Mrs Thanaa Mossa, Deputy Director of Nubia Museum, Aswan, Egypt, and her topic is: Queen Nefertari, wife of Ramesses II. Thanaa will also discuss the contribution of Nubian women to society (both in Nubia and Egypt). The programme also includes the screening of Louis Buckley’s NUBIAN SPIRIT, a beautifully shot documentary that unravels the fascinating and often magical legacy of Ancient Sudan. It shines light onto the Ancient African culture, history and spiritual mythology of the people from the Nile Valley. The film digs deep into Ancient Africa's numerous contributions to modern civilization. It draws out the importance of the Male, female relationships and it looks at such disciplines as astronomy, architecture, science and much more that the Ancient Africans used to make sense of their world. The film features dynamic interviews with leading scholars, an archaeologist and ground breaking museum curators. Celebrating NUBIAN WOMEN is at Museum in Docklands, West India Quay, London, E14 4AL, from 1pm to 5pm. ADMISSION Free. Further information from: Tel: 020 7001 9844

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