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Premiere Project: Call for Applications

The BA Arts Center is announcing a call for applications for the Premiere Project. The new project supports artistic projects of young Alexandrian directors, and it offers them the opportunity to produce their projects and present them on stage for the first time. The BA will support three ...

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BA Opening Hours During Ramadan

On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, the BA opening hours will be from Saturday to Thursday, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Fridays are off. Regular opening hours will resume after the Feast (Eid al-Fitr). ...

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BA Play of Shadows Project: Healing Children Through Art

The BA Child and Adolescent Creative Unit, in cooperation with the Bank of Alexandria and Italian Artist Valentina Merra, held the Play of Shadows Project from 13 to 27 May 2016. The project aims to heal children through art by organizing various artistic workshops for children with terminal ...

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Japanese Television at the BA

A delegation sent by the National Japanese Television Network visited the BA to film a documentary on Queen Cleopatra. The delegation recorded an interview with Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, Director of the Department of Underwater Antiquities in Alexandria, and they also conducted an interview with ...

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina Launches the Online Version of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data in Arabic

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has launched the online version of MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data in Arabic. The online version is accessible through the Arabic Bibliographic Standards (ABS) website , launched earlier this May. It is a free edition that provides Arab catalogers with a selection ...

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