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Mario Palacios donates 7 paintings to the BA

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina received a donation from the Mexican artist Mario Palacios. The donation consists of 7 images made of silver over paper. The images are to be displayed with poems written specially for them by the Mexican poet Alberto Blanco. The images are 35x45 cm each whereas the ...

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A donation from the German Multi-Utility Company

The German Multi-Utility Company donated a unique photographic series of the world’s most famous 16 rivers to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. ...

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Unveiling Alexander The Great Bust

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina will host a special unveiling and dedication ceremony on October 13 to commemorate a donation from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, the donation in the form of a bust of Alexander The Great is sculpted by Yannis Pappas, a Hellenic sculptor with Alexandrian roots. The ...

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Preliminary Meetings for the Italo-Egyptian Cultural Events

for the Italo-Egyptian Cultural Events for 2003-2004 Alexandria, September 8, 2003 – Dr. Carla Burri, Italian Commissary General, and Dr. Mohamed Awad, Director of the Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center, met at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina to discuss and plan future events within the ...

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Renovation at the Manuscripts Museum

Due to renovations and maintenance, the Manuscripts Museum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be closed from 13 September to 15 October 2003 ...

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