The "Ancient Sudan" Research Centre at the Institute of Egyptology and Coptology is hosting the 13th "International Conference for Meroitic Studies" from 9 to 13 September. The focus will be on archaeological, historical and philological research into ancient Sudan, particularly the Kingdom of Meroe (9th century BC to 4th century AD). In the run-up to the conference, archaeologist Prof Dr Angelika Lohwasser describes the significance of Sudanese cultural artefacts and their research in times of war in an interview [de].

In September, due to conversion work for the special exhibition "Body. Cult. Religion. Perspectives from Antiquity to the Present", this will be the last opportunity to visit the Archaeological Museum's permanent exhibition until spring 2025. For this reason, the two open tours on 8 and 29 September at 2.15 pm are not dedicated to a specific topic, but provide an overview of the entire collection. Registration is not required and admission is free.

This year's "Day of Ancient Numismatics" (TAN) will take place on 22 and 23 November. Applications for short contributions, papers and poster presentations can still be submitted until 8 September. University graduation and qualification papers in the field of ancient numismatics as well as presentations of ongoing or planned numismatic projects are particularly welcome in order to provide a platform for young academics and to facilitate contact with coin enthusiasts. Applications can be sent with a brief summary of the content to katharina.martin@uni-muenster.de.

The new catalogue of the Archaeological Museum of the University of Münster is not only heavyweight in the literal sense, but also in the figurative sense. On 400 pages, the editors Prof. Achim Lichtenberger and Dr Helge Nieswandt have picked out their "favourite pieces" from the museum and created a representative selection from the 7,000 artefacts and 10,000 coins, almost 500 casts, the 26 models of ancient sites and monuments, 221 holograms and the collection of 5,100 shards. The authors include university lecturers and, in particular, advanced Münster students who have worked on selected artefacts.

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