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Visit of the Famous Mexican Maestro

Within the framework of cooperation between Egypt and Mexico and due to the cultural importance of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the hearts and minds of the world thinkers, intelligentsias and artists, the famous Mexican Maestro Sergio Cardenas, whose compositions and works have attracted the ...

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BA Organizes the First Children Choir Concert

Under the supervision of Maestro Sherif Mohie ElDin, the BA Arts Center organized and held the first BA Children Choir concert. This concert is considered to be the first in a series of children program, which will include theater shows, novel readings as well as music shows and concerts. The BA ...

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Tarnima “Hymn For the Eternal Light of Spirit”

“Tarnima”, or “Hymn for the eternal light of spirit”, is a photo exhibition by the Italian photographer Rosetta Messori that is on show at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina from 3 to 17 July 2003.. Messori’s exhibition consists of more than 40 photographs, including 20 that are being displayed in Egypt ...

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Visit of the American Ambassador to the BA

H.E. Mr. David Walsh, the American Ambassador to Egypt, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on 5 March 2003 to donate three collections of books to the Library. The first collection includes “the American Library” books and is made up of the most important works by the most eminent American ...

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Fire Incident

At 11:15 am on the 2nd of March 2003, a small fire occured in an administration office in the Library of Alexandria. The fire was contained in that office and no damage to the Library or its collection or its arts works in suite and no one was injured. The fire however produced a lot of smoke due ...

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