Claire Isabella Gilmour

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Claire Gilmour has an MA (Hons) Archaeology & Celtic Civilisation and DipHE Egyptology (Distinction) from the University of Glasgow, MLitt Museum & Gallery Studies from the University of St Andrews, and is a PhD candidate in Anthropology & Archaeology at the University of Bristol (Morgan Scholar 2018-19), researching the cultural and academic impact of the study of Ancient Egypt in Scotland. She teaches Egyptology, Archaeology and the Ancient Near East at the University of Glasgow, and has worked in museums for over twenty-five years. She is also Chair of Egyptology Scotland, is Ethics Consultant and a Trustee of the International Society for the Study of Egyptomania (ISSE) and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Research interests include: Histories of Egyptology, museums and collecting; the life and career of Scottish archaeologist and antiquarian Alexander Henry Rhind (1833-63); the modern reception of Ancient Egypt; Scottish cultural studies; funerary archaeology (especially Ancient Egyptian tomb equipment).

Experience

  • 2005–present
    Museum Collections Care, East Ayrshire Leisure Trust
  • 2014–present
    Chair, Egyptology Scotland
  • 2010–present
    Lecturer (Egyptology, Archaeology, Ancient Near East), University of Glasgow
  • 2021–present
    English Language Editorial Assistant, Trabajos de Egiptologia
  • 2022–present
    Trustee/Ethics Consultant, International Society for the Study of Egyptomania
  • 2023–2025
    Trustee/Committee Member, Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East
  • 2015–2017
    Acting Subject Specialist (Ancient Studies), University of Glasgow

Education

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    University of Glasgow, MA(Hons) Archaeology/Celtic Civilisation
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    University of Glasgow, DipHE Egyptology (Distinction)
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    University of St Andrews, MLitt Museum & Gallery Studies

Publications

  • 2026
    'The Lotus and the Thistle: the influence of ancient Egypt in Scotland', The Global History of the Reception of Ancient Egypt (eds S. Mota, J. C. Sales) (in press)
  • 2026
    ''Another Shirt Ruined': the Amelia Peabody Series by Elizabeth Peters', The Global History of the Reception of Ancient Egypt (eds S. Mota, J. C. Sales) (in press)
  • 2016
    Alexander Henry Rhind (1833-63): A Scottish Antiquary in Egypt, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Professional Memberships

  • Museums Association
  • International Association of Egyptologists
  • Scottish Museums Federation
  • Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

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