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The BA Signs a Cooperation Agreement with Korea’s National Hangeul Museum

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina witnessed this morning the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement with South Korea's National Hangeul Museum. The agreement was signed by Dr. Sherif Riad, Head of the BA External Relations and Media Sector, on behalf of Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the BA, ...

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BA Participation in the Seventh Cairo Forum for Arabic Calligraphy

The BA Writing and Scripts Center takes part in the seventh round of Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy, organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture (Cultural Development Fund), from 6 to 9 June 2022, under the title “Pioneers and Reformers in One Hundred Years: 1922 – 2022.” The BA ...

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“Golden Mummies and Painted Funerary Art” in a Lecture at the BA

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes a lecture entitled “Golden Mummies, Painted Faces: Interpreting Greco-Roman Period Funerary Art and Inscriptions”, delivered by Professor Campbell Price, Curator of Egyptian and Sudanese Collections at Manchester Museum (the University of Manchester). The ...

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The BA Organizes “Reading and Analyzing Meroitic Inscriptions” Workshop in Aswan

The BA Writing and Scripts Center, in cooperation with the Nubian Museum in Aswan, organizes a workshop entitled “Reading and Analyzing Meroitic Inscriptions”, from 2-6 February 2019, at the Nubian Museum in Aswan. The workshop aims at training researchers in reading ancient writings and Meroitic ...

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Ancient Greek Language Course (Level I) at the BA

The BA Writing and Scripts Center organizes an ancient Greek language course (level I), from 20 February to 15 March 2023, delivered by Ms. Rana El-Zalabany, researcher at the Center. Level I targets archaeology and tour guiding students, together with researchers and those with general interest in ...

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