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Sharm el-Sheikh Museum to be inaugurated next year at LE1.2 billion cost
Culture
August 5, 2019
Sharm el-Sheikh Museum to be inaugurated next year at LE1.2 billion cost
The head of the Projects Sector at Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry, Waad Abul-Ela announced that the Sharm el-Sheikh Museum will be…
Daughter of Naguib Mahfouz donates his coat to Naguib Mahfouz Museum
Culture
July 16, 2019
Daughter of Naguib Mahfouz donates his coat to Naguib Mahfouz Museum
Om Kalthoum Naguib Mahfouz presented her father’s coat as a gift to Egypt’s Culture Ministry which will be showcased in…
Egyptian Grand Museum receives 181 artifacts from Tahrir Museum
Archaeology
June 1, 2019
Egyptian Grand Museum receives 181 artifacts from Tahrir Museum
The Egyptian Grand Museum received 181 artifacts from the Tahrir Museum on Thursday amid high security measures from the Tourism…
Strike over staff shortage shuts Louvre in Paris
Art news
May 28, 2019
Strike over staff shortage shuts Louvre in Paris
Staff at the Louvre in Paris went on strike Monday, forcing the museum to close and disappointing tourists hoping to…
Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses?
Features/Interviews
March 25, 2019
Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses?
The most common question that curator Edward Bleiberg fields from visitors to the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian art galleries is a…
Brooklyn Museum holds first exhibition on iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt
Archaeology
March 18, 2019
Brooklyn Museum holds first exhibition on iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt
In collaboration between the Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Brooklyn Museum, an exhibition titled “Striking Power: Iconoclasm in Ancient Egypt” will…
Museum displaying belongings of Naguib Mahfouz ready March 30
Culture
February 19, 2019
Museum displaying belongings of Naguib Mahfouz ready March 30
Fathy Abdel Wahab, head of the cultural development fund, announced that the Naguib Mahfouz museum at the Muhammed Bek Abu…
Grand Egyptian Museum 88% ready, will open in 2020: Antiquities Minister
Archaeology
February 19, 2019
Grand Egyptian Museum 88% ready, will open in 2020: Antiquities Minister
Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani announced that the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)’s construction has been completed at 88 percent and…
Egypt initiates project to establish Suez Canal International Museum
Egypt
February 10, 2019
Egypt initiates project to establish Suez Canal International Museum
An official source at the Suez Canal Authority announced on Saturday that construction of the Suez Canal International Museum in…
Torture still scars Iranians 40 years after revolution
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Torture still scars Iranians 40 years after revolution
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The halls of the former prison in the heart of Iran’s capital now are hushed, befitting…