The celestial harmonies at Dendera
Date
Location
Sponsor
ARCE-NY
Admission
Open to the public
RSVP required
$25 | General admission
FREE | Salmagundi members
FREE | ARCE members with discount code
About the Event
Art and history come together in this presentation and book-signing, featuring José María Barrera.
The temple of Hathor at Dendera is one of the best-preserved structures from Ancient Egypt. The ceiling of its pronaos consists of seven massive panels containing much of the astronomical knowledge of the ancient Egyptians, recently cleaned and stabilized to reveal beautiful original colors.
Information about the content and meaning is hard to find and has not been available in English until now. The speaker took more than 5000 photos of the ceiling and reconstructed it in one high-resolution image where every minute detail can be appreciated in amazing clarity. Barrera’s presentation, coinciding with the publication of his new book featuring these stunning images, explores the wonderful celestial images depicted in the ceiling and examines their meaning.
The book Dendera, temple of time: the celestial wisdom of ancient Egypt can be pre-purchased on Amazon, or be paid for during the event via cash, Venmo, CashApp, or Paypal ($60).
About the Speaker
José María Barrera is a software engineer specializing in data representation and languages. An avid photographer, his work has been exhibited in galleries in Chicago and New York City and sold at Sotheby’s Auctions. José has been fascinated by Ancient Egypt for more than 20 years. He is the author of the newly released Dendera, Temple of Time: The Celestial Wisdom of Ancient Egypt, which is the subject of this talk.
Hungry?
If you have membership with Salmagundi, you are always welcome to have dinner beforehand in our dining room. Dining reservations must be made in advance via our Reservations page.
