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Workshop: Modern Scientific Methods for the Conservation, Display, and Storage of Archaeological Wood

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Manuscript and Antiquities Museums are organizing a workshop entitled “Modern Scientific Methods for the Conservation, Display, and Storage of Archaeological Wood Applied on Wooden Manuscript Covers”, from 10 to 12 November 2020, at 11:00 am, in the Bibliotheca ...

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Audio-Described Film for the Visually Impaired at the BA Antiquities Museum

The BA Antiquities Museum has embarked on English to Arabic audio descriptions to the film titled Mummification in Ancient Egypt to make it suitable for the visually impaired. Audiovisual descriptions enable the visually impaired to follow films through sound instead of sight. A pre-recorded ...

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The BA Organizes a Lecture on “The History and Restoration of the Mawlawy Architectural Complex in Cairo”

The Mawlawy Dervishes came to Egypt in the sixteenth century and settled in the New Helmiya district in Cairo. They used an architectural complex from the Mamluk era, consisting of Prince Yusbek’s palace, Prince Qusun’s palace, and the madrasa , or school, and the mausoleum of Prince Sunqur ...

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The BA Antiquities Museum in the Prestigious Nile Magazine

Dr. Hussein Bassir, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum (BAAM), has recently published an article on the Museum’s artefacts in the 17 th issue of the prestigious Nile Magazine. The article is entitled “ Masterpieces from the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum ”, and ...

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The BA Antiquities Museum Organizes the “Excavations from the Egyptian Military History: The Eastern Gateway of Egypt” Lecture

The BA Antiquities Museum organizes a lecture titled “Excavations from the Egyptian Military History: The Eastern Gateway of Egypt” on Tuesday, 30 October 2018, at 1:00 pm, in the BA Main Building, Third Floor (F3) Floating Room. The lecture is delivered by Dr. Mohamed Abd El Maksoud, former ...

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