Media

This page is in progress and only a selection of my media appearances and articles are linked here.

TV Documentaries

Regular contributor to National Geographic’s Lost Treasures of Egypt series (streaming on Disney +). Here’s a clip from Season 1 Episode 4, Tomb Raiders.
On-camera presenter and researcher for all three episodes of Curiosity Stream - Queens of Ancient Egypt

YouTube

My YouTube Channel - Vintage Egyptologist
Rachel Maksy - Watching “The Mummy” with an Actual Egyptologist
Owt of Style - It’s OK to Have a Day Job and Pursue Your Passion | Dr. Colleen Darnell

Podcasts

The Gilded Gentlemen - Egyptomania: From Napoleon to the Discovery of King Tutankhamun
Lady Carnarvon's Official Podcast - Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell
Dr. Fatma Ismail’s Podcast - Cleopatra and Black Egypt: Fact vs Fiction
Joe Black Meets: A Podcast - S2 EP 4 - Joe Black Meets: Dr Colleen Darnell aka Vintage Egyptologist
Dressed: The History of Fashion - Dress like an Egyptian, an interview with Egyptologist Dr. Colleen Darnell

Woman in vintage dress holding a parasol near a river, with boats and a rocky hillside in the background.

A woman dressed in vintage clothing, including a long white dress, gloves, and a wide-brimmed straw hat, stands on a boat with a river and hilly landscape with palm trees in the background.

Magazines

Wizz Europe - “From hieroglyphics to haute couture, meet the vintage loving Egyptologist bringing style to the Nile” - Wizz Europe Aug-Sep 24' No Cafe (aflip.in)
Margot Magazine - Issue 2 - History
Kaltblut Magazine - La tête dans les nuages

Press

CT Insider - Clad in vintage 1920s fashion, CT Egyptologist couple explores ancient world
Egypt Today - Lost in Time
Daily News Egypt - Photo shoot of Colleen Darnell pays tribute to Zelda Fitzgerald
Cairo Scene - New Stunning Photoshoot in Downtown Cairo Features American 'Vintage Egyptologist' Colleen Darnell
Antiques and The Arts Weekly - Q&A: Dr John Coleman Darnell & Dr Colleen Darnell - Antiques And The Arts WeeklyAntiques And The Arts Weekly
Daily News Egypt - 'Lost in Time': reviving passé fashion
DStv - Watch Lost Treasures of Egypt Season 3 on DStv

Blogs

American Geographical Society - Educator Spotlight: Vintage Egyptologist
The Art of Arab Dress - Magic and Jewellery from Egypt
Messy Nessy Cabinet of Curiousities - Our Zoom Date with a Time Travelling Egyptologist

I am currently available for media bookings.

My favorite subjects include ancient Egyptian religion and history, teaching hieroglyphs, and vintage fashion.