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The collection of the submerged antiquities of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum on display in Paris

Opening in Paris on 9 December, the exhibition Egypt’s Sunken Treasures offers marvels from the depths of three submerged ancient Egyptian sites. For the first time some 500 items – only an infinitesimal part of the underwater more Some photos which were taken during the event Grand Palais Hall ...

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International Human Rights Day

Alexandria— the BA is organizing from 6-11 December 2006 a celebration on the occasion of the International Human Rights day marking the issuance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in December 1948. The celebration will include workshops identifying the ...

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Farouk Shehata Exhibition at the BA

Alexandria— the BA Arts Center is organizing from 7-27 December 2006 an exhibition honoring Artist Farouk Shehata, pioneer of contemporary art. The exhibition features different historic stages reflected in the artists works, especially those embodying the tragedies of the Palestinians. Farouk ...

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Resident Scholar Program (RSP)

Alexandria— In an attempt to revive the spirit of the Ancient Library of Alexandria that gathered the scholars of the world together, the Manuscript Center of the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina adopts the Resident Scholar Program which hosts the eminent heritage researchers and scholars of the ...

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The Ambassador of Belgium to Cairo Visits the BA

Alexandria— the BA received HE Daniel Leroy, the new Ambassador of Belgium to Cairo on Saturday, 2 December 2006. Mr. Sherif Riad, Director of the BA Public Relations Department accompanied the delegation on a tour of the Library and its affiliated exhibitions and museums while demonstrating the ...

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