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World Press Photos

From 29 July- 23 August 2004, the main reading area at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is hosting the World Press Photo Exhibition, the number one international competition for press photography. The exhibition is organized by the Arts Center at the BA and sponsored by the Royal Netherlands ...

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The Curtain, by Youssef Idriss

In cooperation with the International Association for Creation and Training( I-Act), the Arts Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, is planning a theatre workshop based on the short story “Al- Setara” (The Curtain). The story was originally written by the late great Egyptian writer Youssif ...

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A Guide on the International Venice Cinema Festival 1932- 2003

The Arts Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has recently published a book entitled ‘A Guide on the International Venice Cinema Festival 1932- 2003’, celebrating the 60 th anniversary of the Festival. Written by Mr. Samir Farag, film critic and film advisor to the Library, the book is divided ...

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Forty Under Forty

The Arts Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is organizing an architectural exhibition in 2005 under the title of ‘Forty Under Forty’. The exhibition will present forty architectural works by architects under the age of forty.           A selection committee from the Arts Center at the ...

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The First Cinema Photo Exhibition

The Art Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina organizes the First Cinema Photo Exhibition from 7 to 31 August 2003. The exhibition contains 160 photographs that document Egyptian, Arab and International cinema through the past century. The Exhibition presents the “Famous singers of the ...

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