Objectives of the Trust
The objects of the Amarna Trust are:
To advance public education and to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the ancient city of Tell el-Amarna, Egypt and the surrounding area for the benefit of the public in particular but not exclusively by:
| i) creating a permanent facility for study (the research base – The Amarna Centre); | |
| ii) undertaking and supporting field research (and publishing the useful results of such research); | |
| iii) promoting training in archaeological field skills; | |
| iv) providing, and assisting in the provision of, lectures and publications in furtherance of the stated objects; | |
| v) developing displays and exhibitions at a site museum for the benefit of the public and an educational outreach programme for the benefit of pupils at schools; and | |
| vi) working in partnership with the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt to maintain the ancient city for the benefit of the public. |
The Amarna Trust is registered with the Charity Commission of the United Kingdom as no. 1113058. Its registered address is The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3ER, UK.
The contact for The Amarna Trust is Prof. Barry Kemp: bjk2@cam.ac.uk
The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
The University of Cambridge
Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3ER, UK
t: +44 (0) 1223 339293
f: +44 (0) 1223 339285
