I often get asked to give lectures etc. around the UK and elsewhere. Invitations are always welcome! Please drop me a line here. Details of forthcoming online talks are here. 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

WORTHING, Saturday 27 April 2024: ‘Amenhotep and Akhenaten’
Hosted by the Sussex Egyptology Society

GLASGOW, Saturday 8 June 2024: ‘Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and the archaeology of Alexandria’
Hosted by Egyptology Scotland

READING, Saturday 15 June 2024: ‘ALEXANDRIA: FOUND & LOST’
Hosted by The Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society (TVAES)

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday 6 July 2024: ‘Egypt’s Silver Pharaohs’
Hosted by the Southampton Ancient Egypt Society. Places are limited, booking – via saesinfo55@gmail.com – essential!

CHESTERFIELD, Saturday 20 July 2024: Day school on ‘Writing Egyptian history: Kinglists, Manetho and Other Egyptologists’
Hosted by the Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt / Chesterfield Ancient Egypt Society

FLINT, MI, 7 October 2025: details tbc
Hosted by the Flint Institute of Arts

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PAST EVENTS (most recent first):

KENT, Saturday 9 March 2024: ‘The Perfect Tomb and a ‘King of Thebes’? Harwa, Montuemhat and Padiamunope’
Hosted by RAMASES – Rainham and Medway and Swale Egyptology Society

PLYMOUTH, Saturday 4 November 2023: Study Day: ‘Alexandria, Alexander and Cleopatra’
Hosted by the the Plymouth & District Egyptology Society (PADES)

DUBLIN, CHESTER BEATTY: Saturday 9 September 2023: ‘The forgotten history of women and Egyptians in Egyptology’
More info / to book please see here.

GLASGOW: 10 June 2023: ‘The Royal Mummies – How the ancients and archaeologists helped us to see the faces of Egypt’s kings and queens’
Hosted by Egyptology Scotland – now online only

LYTHAM ST ANNES: 27 April 2023: ‘Decoding the Hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt’
Hosted by Lytham St Annes Classical Association

POYNTON: 24 March 2023: details tbc
Hosted by the Poynton Ancient Egypt Society

LONDON, BRITISH MUSEUM: 12 November 2022:
‘Behind the screens: The Mummy’
For more info please see here. This event is now SOLD OUT

CANTERBURY: 17 October 2022: ‘Tutankhamun, the unremarkable boy King?’ 
More info / to book please see Canterbury Festival

BARNSLEY: 15 October 2022: ‘Who Ruled Thebes in the First Millennium? And why Bother Being King?’
Hosted by the Hapy Egyptology Society

BARCELONA: 23 September: ‘La última misión de Tutankhamon: el peligroso viaje a la siguiente vida.’ (‘’Tutankhamun’s Last Mission: the perilous journey to the next life’ )
More info / to book please visit SOCIEDAD HISTÓRICA

MADRID: 21 September 2022: details tbc

CHESTERFIELD: 16 July 2022: ‘Who Ruled Thebes in the First Millennium? (And why bother being king)’
Hosted by the The Chesterfield Egyptology Society (CHES)

LONDON: 9 July 2022: ‘Cleopatra: the power of a goddess’
City Lit Classics Day 2022, ‘Women of power in the classical world’
British Museum, further information here.

HORSHAM: 25 June 2022: ‘Kings in Thebes? Harwa, Montuemhat and Padiuamunope and the perfect Egyptian tomb’
Hosted by the Sussex Egyptology Society

RUISLIP: 17 March 2022: ‘The Royal Mummies – how the ancients and archaeologists helped us to see the faces of Egypt’s kings and queens’
Ruislip National Women’s Register

READING: 12 March 2022: ‘Kings in Thebes? Harwa, Montuemhat and Padiuamunope and the perfect Egyptian tomb’
Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society

SPALDING, LINCS: 8 October 2021: ‘Egyptologists Notebooks: how the modern world rediscovered ancient Egypt’
Spalding Gentlemen’s Society.

MANCHESTER: Monday 13 September 2021: ‘The Lost Baths of Cleopatra and Other Disappearing Monuments’
Bob Partridge Egyptology Lecture, Manchester Ancient Egypt Society.

RICHMOND, SURREY: 22 April 2021: ‘Lost Tombs, Lost Temples: how the modern world rediscovered ancient Egypt (and then partly lost it again)’
Richmond and Twickenham Historical Society. Given via Zoom

HIGHGATE, LONDON: Tuesday 30 March 2021*: ‘Searching for Lost Tombs (in Egypt and in Archives)’.
Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution
*Originally scheduled for Tuesday 7 April 2020 but postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Given via Zoom

DURHAM: 21 November 2020: Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt
North East Ancient Egypt Society, ONLINE LECTURE SERIES with Chris and Dr Penny Wilson. Details here.

NORTH KENT: Saturday 10 October 2020: title tbc.
Rainham And Medway And Swale Egyptology Society (Ramases). POSTPONED.

POYNTON, CHESHIRE: 25 September 2020: ‘Egyptologists’ Notebooks: two centuries and more of exploration and discovery and the men and women responsible’
Poynton Egypt Group. POSTPONED.

ESSEX: Sunday 6 September 2020: ‘Egyptologists’ Notebooks: How the Modern World Rediscovered Ancient Egypt (And Partly Lost It Again)’
Essex Egyptology Group, ONLINE LECTURE – for details or to register see here.

NORTHAMPTON: Saturday 18 July 2020: ‘The Lost Tombs of Ancient Egypt’
Northamptonshire Ancient Egypt Society. POSTPONED.

PLYMOUTH: Saturday 9 May 2020: ‘Egyptologists Notebooks – how the modern world came to rediscover ancient Egypt’
The Plymouth & District Egyptology Society (PADES), POSTPONED.

TAUNTON: Saturday 14 March 2020: ‘The new Grand Egyptian Museum & the Treasures of Tutankhamun’
Egyptian Society Taunton

BEXLEY: Monday 17 February 2020: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
The Book Buzz Literary Festival
Further info here.

MANCHESTER: Monday 13 January 2020: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
Manchester Ancient Egypt Society, details tbc

BRISTOL: Tuesday 10 December 2019
Egypt Society of Bristol, details tbc

CHESTER: Saturday 26 October 2019: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
BBC History Magazine Weekend.
Further info / to book tickets: https://www.historyextra.com/events/chester-history-weekend-2019/

HOLLAND PARK, LONDON: Wednesday 2 October 2019: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt (and what it’s like opening them when they’re found)’
The Lecture Club, details tbc.

CHESTERFIELD: Saturday 28 September 2019: ‘Tutankhamun’s Treasures’
The Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt, details tbc.

READING: Saturday 14 September 2019
Thames Valley Ancient Egypt Society, details tbc

HAMPSTEAD, LONDON: Wednesday 7 August 2019: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
Daunt Books, Hampstead
Further info / to book tickets: https://www.dauntbooks.co.uk/product/events/chris-naunton/

NORTH KENT: Saturday 11 May 2019: title tbc
Rainham And Medway And Swale Egyptology Society (Ramases)
Further info: http://local.kent.gov.uk/kb5/kent/directory/service.page?id=L0ysLN4U0F0

OXFORD, 2 April 2019: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
Oxford Literary Festival
Further info / to book: https://bit.ly/2AWvss9

LONDON, Monday 18 February 2019: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
SOLD OUT
Members’ lecture, The British Museum
Further info: https://bit.ly/2MngkZu

PLYMOUTH, Saturday 2 February 2019: Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt: where were Imhotep, Nefertiti, Alexander Cleopatra buried?’
Plymouth and District Egyptology Society (PADES)
Further info: https://services.pinpointdevon.co.uk/kb5/devon/services/service.page?id=JeDFsDI3s8A

BRIGHTON, Saturday 26 January 2019: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
Sussex Egyptology Society (SES)
Further info: http://www.egyptology-uk.com/intro.htm

CARLISLE, Thursday 24 January 2019: ‘Tutankhamun and the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)’
Carlisle and District Egyptology Society
Further info: https://en-gb.facebook.com/Carlisle.Egyptology/

LONDON, Saturday 8 December 2018: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
HistFest 2018 A NEW KIND OF HISTORY FESTIVAL
Further info / to book tickets: http://histfe.st/chrisnaunton

TAUNTON, Saturday 10 November 2018: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt’
The Egyptian Society (Taunton) and Taunton Literary Festival
Further info / to book tickets: https://www.tauntonliteraryfestival.net/

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday 20 October 2018: ‘Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt: Why, How and What Next?’
The Southampton Ancient Egypt Society (SAES)
Further info: http://www.southamptonancientegyptsociety.co.uk/october.php

WORTHING, Saturday 21 July 2018: ‘Wonderful Things and Pharaoh’s Revenge: a brand new Pyramid with an intact(?) burial chamber’
Sussex Egyptology Society (SES)
Further info: http://www.egyptology-uk.com/intro.htm

SUTTON, SURREY, Saturday 13 January 2018: Title tbc
Sutton Ancient Egypt Society

LINCOLN, Saturday 6 January 2018: ‘Missing Tombs Part 1: Wonderful Things and Pharaoh’s Revenge: a brand new Pyramid with an intact(?) burial chamber’ and ‘Missing Tombs Part 2: Burial, reburial, removal and repurposing: what on Earth was going on at the end of the Amarna Period?’
Ancient Egypt and Middle East Society (AEMES)
Further info: http://www.aemes.co.uk/

CHESTERFIELD, 17 JUNE 2017: Half study day on ‘Missing tombs’
The Society for the Study of Ancient Egypt, details tbc.

HULL, 26 January 2017: ‘Tutankhamun: how did he die and is there still more to find in his tomb…?’
Hands on History Museum
Further info / to book tickets: http://humbermuseums.com/dr-chris-naunton-tutankhamun/

HORSHAM, 21 January 2017: ‘Search for the Missing Tombs of Egypt / the Scooby Doo factor and why this is important’
Sussex Egyptology Society, details tbc.

BIRMINGHAM, 23-4 September 2016: Delighted to say that I will be speaking at the ‘Tea With the Sphinx’ conference at the University of Birmingham. Details tbc, more info here.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Saturday 10 September 2016: ‘A history of the Egypt Exploration Society: a battle between popular and scientific archaeology’
The Nicholson Museum, Sydney, NSW
Further info / to register click here.

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA: Monday 5 September: ‘The Missing Tombs of Egypt: Imhotep, Kleopatra and others’
Lecture Theatre E7, Building 72 (usual venue), Monash University, Clayton Campus.
Further info / to register click here.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Thursday 1 September 2016: ‘Secrets Hidden Behind the Walls: The Tomb of Tutankhamun… and Nefertiti?’
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Theatre, Arts West Building, The University of Melbourne
Further info / to register click here.

LONDON, Friday 20 May 2016: ‘Egyptology in the Digital Age’
Petrie Museum. More info here.

IMOLA, ITALY, Saturday 16 April 2016: ‘The Quest for Imhotep’: The EES, Bryan Emery and the lost tomb of an ancient Egyptian celebrity’
Centro Italiano Studi Egittologici Imola. More info here.

BOLOGNA, ITALY, Friday 15 April 2016: ‘From the XXVth to the XXVIth dynasty: a delicate passage of power’
Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna. More info here.

TURIN, ITALY, Thursday 14 April 2016: ‘A history of the Egypt Exploration Society: a battle between popular and scientific archaeology’
Museo delle Antichità Egizie, Torino. This talk was streamed to a live audience online and is now available here.

LONDON, Saturday 2 April 2016: ‘The City of the Hare Nome: an Egyptologist’s Perspective on Hermopolis’
The Art Workers Guild, London WC1N 3AT. More info here.

CARLISLE, Thursday 28 January 2016: ‘Search for the Missing Tombs of Egypt:The Quest for Imhotep’
Carlisle and District Egyptology Society
Further info: https://goo.gl/cFAUa8

SWANSEA, Wednesday 20 January 2016: ‘Search for the Missing Tombs of Egypt’
Friends of the Egypt Centre, Swansea
Further info: http://www.egypt.swan.ac.uk/images/2015-16.pdf

MANCHESTER, Saturday 14 November 2015: ‘The Quest for Imhotep’
Manchester Museum study day: ‘Discovering Animal Mummies’
Further info / to book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discovering-animal-mummies-day-school-tickets-19075729019

LONDON, Saturday 17 October 2015: ‘The Quest for Imhotep’
Egypt Exploration Society Study Day & AGM: ‘On the trail of Imhotep’
Further info / to book tickets: http://www.ees.ac.uk/events/index/381.html