News

The BA Opening Hours During the Feast

On the occasion of the Feast (Eid al-Fitr), the BA will be closed to the public on the first and second days of the Feast. It will open on the third day of the Feast from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, and on Thursday, 8 August 2013, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in case it is the last day of Ramadan. Regular ...

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Launching the Website of President Mohamed Naguib

On the 61 st anniversary of the 23 July 1952 Revolution, the BA has launched the website of the Late President Mohamed Naguib , the first President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The Naguib Website comes in accordance with the BA endeavor to document Egypt’s modern and contemporary history, and ...

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The BA Receives the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize

In a ceremony that was recently held in Lisbon, Portugal, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, received the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize which distinguishes an individual or institution whose thoughts or actions make a decisive contribution to, and have significant impact on ...

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BA Open on 23 July

The BA is open to public on Tuesday, 23 July 2013 (anniversary of the 1952 Revolution) from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ...

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Apology

The BA offers its sincere apologies to His Excellency Ambassador Medhat El-Qady and his Wife Mrs. Haidi Farouq for the confusion between the rare facsimile of Al-Sharif Al-Idrissi’s Map of the Earth drawn for King Roger II of Sicily in 1154, which they have kindly donated to the BA, and another ...

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