'Egypt. Old Age in Ancient Egypt' Conference
5 November 2026 · 18:30
Centre Cívic Can Verdaguer, Porta, Nou Barris
Led by Margarida Redondo Vilanova, PhD in Egyptology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and epigrapher on the Pabasa Tomb Project in Luxor (Egypt). Artistic representations in Egypt show us bodies and faces in a state of perpetual youth, with idealised faces untouched by time. But what was the elderly population of Egypt like? Were older people considered wise? Or were they objects of ridicule?
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 8 September 2026