John H. Taylor is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum. His expertise focuses on funerary objects of the pharaonic period (particularly coffins), mummies and mummification. He has curated a number of exhibitions at the British Museum, including `Journey through the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead' and `Ancient Lives, New Discoveries.'
Helen Dorey is Deputy Director and Inspectress at Sir John Soane's Museum. Helen lives in London, NW2.