Tom Hardwick is a British Egyptologist who writes about Egyptian sculpture, the history of collecting and the forging of ancient Egyptian art.
What happened to artefacts in museums before they went on display? A lively new study gives us the fuller picture
When the pharaoh’s tomb was discovered 100 years ago, the fate of its contents became a political minefield. Unpublished British papers reveal for the first time what was really at stake
The transfer of obelixes and sphinxes to Cairo is the latest episode in a long history of rulers using the ancient past for their own ends
The reunited fragments of a bowl in Bolton Museum can tell us a lot about the longstanding British enthusiasm for ancient Egypt
