Meetings and lectures are usually held at 7:30 pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month, except for December. In July we hold our annual Day School at the Baxter Theatre.
Non-members are very welcome at all meetings, a nominal entry fee is charged.
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Tuesday February 28th at 7.30pm
Gillian Russell – ‘Pandora’s Box? Indo-European Markers Spotted in Tut’s DNA Report’
Gill has taken a Transcultural, Interdisciplinary approach to her study of the Origins of the Ancient Egyptians over the last decade, and likes to look at the Bigger Picture. She believes we live in technologically exciting times, which impacts directly on our ever-expanding knowledge of our past.Gillian is a founder member of TESSA and has addressed the Society on a number of previous occasions.
Members Platform – Professor Anthony Humphreys – ‘Witches and Ancient Egypt’
Professor Humphreys retired from UWC’s Anthropology Dept. at the end of 2009 as Emeritus Professor. He is currently the chairman of TESSA
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Tuesday March 27th at 7.30pm
Professor Anthony Humphreys -’Portraying Cleopatra; Her Image on Screen, Stage and in the Media’.
Professor Humphreys studied archaeology and social anthropology at UCT in 1960 He joined UWC’s anthropology department in 1979 from where he retired at the end of 2009 as Emeritus Professor.He is currently the chairman of TESSA
Members Platform: Peter Hyde. ‘The Miraculous Birth of a Book’; from a publisher’s point of view.
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Cape Town venue for Meetings and Lectures
The Jenny Mallet Hall
St George’s Grammar School
Richmond Road, Mowbray, Cape Town
For a printable pdf of the map, click here
Free secure parking available – non-members are welcome
Valid Membership Cards to be shown at all meetings
TESSA meets for monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of every month at St George’s Grammar School, Richmond Road, Mowbray. We have ten meetings a year to which members have free access. Monthly meetings generally take the form of a main lecture of about one hour followed by a tea/coffee break and then a 30 minute “Members’ Platform” where ordinary members are invited to “have their say” on any topic that interests them. Occasionally we have “double lectures” where the topic being addressed is longer than normal and is interrupted by the tea/coffee break with the “Members’ Platform” falling away for that month. Among our speakers have been some international figures, including Dr Zahi Hawass. We attempt to get a high-profile speaker every second or third year but, being at the wrong end of the world results in enormous travel costs.
There is no meeting in December because of the holidays and our July meeting takes the form of our Annual Day School which is held at the Baxter Theatre Complex in Rosebank. This event is the high point of our year and consists of three lectures on a specific theme and a sumptuous Egyptian-style buffet lunch. This is the only thing for which members have to pay – obviously to cover the costs of catering and of the hire of the venue.
At our normal monthly meetings, members have free access to our ever-expanding Lending and Reference library. We have close to 700 books all told, as well as a Video/DVD section and magazines for members’ casual perusal.
Members also receive free copies of our quarterly magazine “Shemu” which contains general interest articles as well as brief details of recent discoveries. Irregular reports on new discoveries are also e-mailed to those members for whom we have an electronic address.
TESSA arranges annual day outings to places of Egyptological interest. Recent outings have included “Egypt in the Boland” and “Egypt in the Swartland.”
ANTHONY HUMPHREYS
