Egypt
Art Museum Journal (Stan Parchin)
- Tomb Of Tutankhamun To Close
Many thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for these links. El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that the tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed in order to prevent ongoing deterioration caused by mass...
- More Re Lighting On Luxor's West Bank
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) THE NEW lighting system on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor is in operation, providing a dramatic view of the famous monuments in the area, Nevine El-Aref reports. The night landscape on the west bank has totally changed....
- Factum Arte's Work In The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Factum Arte With photos. Thanks to Jane Akshar and her blog for the above link. The High resolution recording and production of an exact facsimile of the Tomb of Tutankhamun is part of A major initiative by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to preserve...
- Profile: Zahi Hawass
Art Museums Journal (Stan Parchin) An excellent factual and no-nonsense profile of SCA General Secretary Zahi Hawass. Zahi Hawass (b. 1947), a native of Damietta, Egypt, has served as his country's Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
- The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed to visitors soon in an effort to protect the tomb and it's painting from a thousand visitors a day. In an effort to still please tourists Dr. Zahi Hawass has commissioned a replica tomb. There seems little choice...
Egypt
Egypt to Preserve Pharaonic Tombs with Closure and Replicas
Art Museum Journal (Stan Parchin)
This story is two months old, but in light of the conservation of Tutankhamun's tomb I've added it. Better late than never!
Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt and Director of Excavations at the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara and Bahariya Oasis, told Agence France-Presse on August 17, 2009 that the wall decorations of his country's pharaonic tombs near Luxor (ancient Thebes) are in danger of disappearing due to environmental and biological factors. His solution is to close many of the tombs to tourists after conservation and construct scale replicas within each site's vicinity near the Nile River's west bank.
- Tomb Of Tutankhamun To Close
Many thanks to Amigos de la Egiptologia for these links. El Pais (Jacinto Anton) Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced that the tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed in order to prevent ongoing deterioration caused by mass...
- More Re Lighting On Luxor's West Bank
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) THE NEW lighting system on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor is in operation, providing a dramatic view of the famous monuments in the area, Nevine El-Aref reports. The night landscape on the west bank has totally changed....
- Factum Arte's Work In The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
Factum Arte With photos. Thanks to Jane Akshar and her blog for the above link. The High resolution recording and production of an exact facsimile of the Tomb of Tutankhamun is part of A major initiative by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to preserve...
- Profile: Zahi Hawass
Art Museums Journal (Stan Parchin) An excellent factual and no-nonsense profile of SCA General Secretary Zahi Hawass. Zahi Hawass (b. 1947), a native of Damietta, Egypt, has served as his country's Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities...
- The Tomb Of Tutankhamun
The tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed to visitors soon in an effort to protect the tomb and it's painting from a thousand visitors a day. In an effort to still please tourists Dr. Zahi Hawass has commissioned a replica tomb. There seems little choice...