Ancient Egyptian Temples: Three Thousand Years of Development

This event is co-organized by Humanities and Digital Technologies program and the Department of Art History, Faculty of Arts, HKU

Date: 26 November 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:15-5:30pm
Venue: Room 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU (click for directions)

Guest speaker: Prof. John Baines (Professor Emeritus, Egyptology, University of Oxford)

Temples were a central institution of ancient Egyptian society. From modest local shrines, through intricate structures forming part of pyramid complexes, to vast enclosures containing several temples in the second and first millennia BCE, they incorporated core values and were ever more vital to the entire society. Their forms incorporated and spoke to the rural and urban landscape, they influenced other civilizations, and today they continue to be salient symbols of Egyptian visual culture. This lecture will explore their development while concentrating on the intricate structures of later periods.

Registration: required, first come first served

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