Lessons from the Dead: Tales of a Bioarchaeologist

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Recommended age: 16+ years

Duration: 90 minutes, then participants can enjoy the exhibition at their leisure.

As a bioarchaeologist, Professor Ronika Power has dedicated her life to death. Join Ronika as she provides unique reflections on research, methodology and ethics, and how dying in Ancient Egypt helps us to better understand the lived experiences of people from the past, and connect with them as individuals.

Following a delightful Egyptian-inspired breakfast, Professor Power will guide you through Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs before it opens to the public for the day - and share with you some of her favourite objects from the exhibition.

Your ticket includes:

• Light Egyptian-inspired breakfast (set menu)
• Expert presentation in an intimate setting followed by Q&A session with the audience
• Exclusive out-of-hours access to Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
• 20-minute bespoke tour of Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs presented by our expert host

Note: Ticket price does NOT include VR experience or exhibition audio guide.

Ronika Power is Professor of Bioarchaeology in the Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University, and the Director of the Centre for Ancient Cultural Heritage and Environment (CACHE). Ronika is an elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries London, the Royal Society of New South Wales, Academia Europaea, and one of the 30 inaugural Superstars of STEM for Science and Technology Australia.

In 2019, Ronika received the Max Crawford Medal from the Australian Academy of the Humanities; the Kwang-su Lim Early Career Award of the Union Académique Internationale, Brussels; and was named as a Tall Poppy of Science from the Australian Institute of Policy in Science. She obtained a BA Ancient History (Hons I) with the University Medal from Macquarie University; an MSc Human Osteology and Palaeopathology from the University of Bradford, UK; and a PhD in Egyptology, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology and Philosophy from Macquarie University.

Dr Jackson Ryan is a science and tech reporter at the ABC and President of the Science Journalists Association of Australia. He completed his PhD in molecular biology and skeletal health at the University of South Australia in 2017 before it dawned on him that he's not cut out for academia. In 2022, he was awarded the Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism and has been featured in the Best Australian Science Writing anthology in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. He's co-editing the anthology in 2024 so please buy it!

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