Egypt
Children's Workshop in Egyptian Museums
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/725/li1.htm
"From 23 January to 6 February, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, Manial Palace in Roda, the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria and the Alexandria National Museum, will each play host to over 200 children who are expected to come in search of insights into the mysterious and fascinating lives of their ancestors. The aim is to take what was once a dry topic confined to the history text books and bring it alive for the younger generations." See the article on Al Ahram's website for more information.
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Museum: Lego Museum In Cairo To Encourage Chidlren
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) To encourage children to explore the mysterious world of their ancient ancestors, the Egyptian Museum in Cairo has opened Egypt's first-ever children's Lego museum. Nevine El-Aref recaptures her childhood A touring...
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New Museums For All
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/777/he2.htm"In an attempt to preserve Egypt's priceless treasures, both stored and newly-discovered, to create the best environment to display them and to release the pressure in some overstuffed museums, the Ministry...
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Alexandria's Elegant Showcase
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/761/he1.htm An interesting article that looks at the Alexandria museum, the fact that it has received only a fraction of the expected visitors, the role of museums today, and describes its contents and how they are displayed:...
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Farouk Hosni - Profile
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/761/profile.htm "Housed in a sedate 19th-century Zamalek villa, few things about the Ministry of Culture suggest the emotive nature of its principal occupant". Amongst his responsibilities are the SCA, the Cairo History...
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Graeco-roman Mosaics
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/703/eg9.htm
Three massive and very beautiful Roman mosaics from Tell Timai (Mansoura, Delta) have been restored and put on display in Alexandria in the Graeco-Roman Museum. There is an image of one of them and a description...
Egypt