Egypt
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- Curator’s Diary: Ancient Egypt For The Visually Impaired
Egypt at the Manchester Museum On Thursday I met with a group of around 30 visitors from Henshaws, a charity that provides support for blind and visually impaired people. I confess to a little trepidation at the task of describing in sufficient...
- Egypt Library Czar Calls For New Archives Law
Ahram Online In an interview this week with Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency, Zein Abdel-Hadi, recently appointed head of the Egyptian National Library and Archives, laid out an ambitious plan to revamp Egypt’s National Library, restructure...
- Glorious Past And Future For Alexandria
Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa) Ben has updated his blog with a story being carried by CNN Traveller. Here's a sample. Modern Alexandria sits on top of two great civilizations. A battle to reclaim its past and to build according to Alexandria’s...
- Development Of The Bibliotheca Alexandrina
http://www.strategiy.com/realestatenew.asp?id=20060521110422 Plans for development of the waterfront area around the Alexandria library have been announced: "Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E., a subsidiary of the UAE-based Emaar Properties and Artoc Group...
- Alexandria Library Exhibition
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=729202005 "An exhibition on the Ancient Library of Egypt together with its modern equivalent has opened at the City Art Centre. The exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, runs until September 11 and looks at...
Egypt
Andrea Bocelli in Egypt
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Bibliotheca Alexandrina is hosting a charity concert featuring the legendary opera singer Andrea Bocelli on the 11th of October 2008 at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Great Hall. The concert is held under the auspices of her Excellency Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, the Egyptian First Lady.
All the ticket revenue will be donated to Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired, as is part of the library. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has recently adopted an overall strategy of the development of Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired, involving an expansion of the reading area and number of computers.
[N.B.] Admission to the Cairo concert is via personal invitations. The Cairo event is not open to the public; there will be audience from the Egyptian Government, the diplomatic corps in Cairo, overseas fans, representatives from the business community and actors, performers and celebrities.
- Curator’s Diary: Ancient Egypt For The Visually Impaired
Egypt at the Manchester Museum On Thursday I met with a group of around 30 visitors from Henshaws, a charity that provides support for blind and visually impaired people. I confess to a little trepidation at the task of describing in sufficient...
- Egypt Library Czar Calls For New Archives Law
Ahram Online In an interview this week with Egypt’s official Middle East News Agency, Zein Abdel-Hadi, recently appointed head of the Egyptian National Library and Archives, laid out an ambitious plan to revamp Egypt’s National Library, restructure...
- Glorious Past And Future For Alexandria
Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa) Ben has updated his blog with a story being carried by CNN Traveller. Here's a sample. Modern Alexandria sits on top of two great civilizations. A battle to reclaim its past and to build according to Alexandria’s...
- Development Of The Bibliotheca Alexandrina
http://www.strategiy.com/realestatenew.asp?id=20060521110422 Plans for development of the waterfront area around the Alexandria library have been announced: "Emaar Misr for Development S.A.E., a subsidiary of the UAE-based Emaar Properties and Artoc Group...
- Alexandria Library Exhibition
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=729202005 "An exhibition on the Ancient Library of Egypt together with its modern equivalent has opened at the City Art Centre. The exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, runs until September 11 and looks at...