President of the Swiss Confederation Visited the BA
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Alexandria— HE Federal Councilor Pascal Couchepin, President of the Swiss Confederation accompanied by a senior delegation, visited the BA on Friday, 11 January 2008, as a scientific and cultural landmark not only in Egypt and the Middle East, but the entire world.
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and Ambassador Hagar Islambouly, Head of the BA External Relations Sector, accompanied the President on a tour of the Library, its affiliated exhibitions and museums, and introduced the different services offered by the BA to its members and visitors. The tour included the Manuscript and Rare Books Museum, the Digital Lab, the Antiquities Museum, the Culturama, and the Impressions of Alexandria Exhibition (Mohamed Awad’s Collection), in addition to the latest projects of the BA, especially the digitization of heritage and access to knowledge.
President Pascal Couchepin much admired the BA and its affiliates and wished the BA more success in the future.