

News for Members
10th August 2025
Dr. Kim McCorquodale talks about
Multiple Marriages and Polygamy in the Old and Middle Kingdoms, and Working on a Dig
7th May 2025
AGM held prior to regular meeting.
10th February 2025
THE HIGH SUMMER OF AKHENATEN AND NEFERTITI
Presented by Guy de la Bédoyère.
Time and Venue: 1-2.30pm State Library of WA Theatrette, 25 Francis Street, Northbridge, 6003
Guest tickets $25.00
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22nd September 2023
AESWA hosted a Q & A session at the After-Life Bar at the Perth Museum between 6.00 and 7.30 pm.
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5th July 2023
AESWA celebrated its 27th anniversary with a cake at its regular meeting.
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Fridays 23rd June - 4th August 2023
WA Museum - Discovering Egypt Exhibition - After-Life Bar
Presentations by AESWA members about 6.00 pm
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13th May 2023
Sausage Sizzle - Bunnings Harrisdale - corner of Wright Road and Harris Road, Harrisdale.
Thursday, May 4, 2023 - Temporary change of meeting date
Note that for 1 meeting only, we will change our meeting date to a Thursday instead of the usual 1st Wednesday of the month.
1st April 2021
Postal address changed to
AESWA, PO Box 156, Thornlie WA 6988.
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2nd November 2022
AESWA celebrates the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb on 4th November 1922 with a cake and recorded talk by Professor Aidan Dodson, Egyptologist.
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17th July 2022
26th Anniversary dinner held at Beiyrut Restaurant in Tuart Hill.
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6th July 2022
AGM held prior to regular meeting.
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April 2022
Coronavirus has necessitated the postponement of lectures until at least May 2022.
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26th January 26 2022
AESWA celebrates Australia Day with our annual Australia Day Breakfast.
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Early 2021
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh exhibition in Sydney. This exhibition will feature 150 objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun, 60 of which have never been seen outside Egypt. Sydney is the only southern hemisphere city selected to host this blockbuster exhibition. After the exhibition closes, the objects will return to Egypt permanently. The exhibition will run for six months in early 2021, but the exact dates have not yet been announced. We will keep you posted!
1st May 2019
A Special General Meeting will be held from 6:30PM to 7:00PM, prior to our regular presentation, in order to discuss and ratify the Society’s new Constitution.
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6th March 2019
At our March meeting, we will offer copies of our updated Constitution for any members who wish to inspect the new rules. Members are asked to submit their comments in writing by April 15, 2019, to kubbuts@iinet.net.au
26th January 2019
AESWA celebrates Australia Day with our annual Australia Day Breakfast. See the flyer here for details.
January 2019
Happy New Year to all! Please remember that your 2019 AESWA membership fees are due by February 15. New 2019 name tags will be available at the March meeting, but you can only claim yours if you’re up to date with your dues!