President of Turkey Visits the BA
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Alexandria—
HE Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey and his wife; and HE Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Egyptian Minister of Trade and Industry and his wife, accompanied by a senior delegation, will visit the BA on Wednesday, 16 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, will accompany the Turkish President and the accompanying delegation on a tour of the Library, its affiliated exhibitions and museums, and will introduce the different services offered by the BA to its members and visitors. The tour will include 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.