Egypt
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- Restoration Of St Catherine's Monastery
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) With photos. After six months of feasibility studies, the library at St. Catherine's Monastery in the southern Sinai Peninsula will be restored and developed to meet international standards. According to Minister of...
- Antiquities Ministry Demands Halt Of Building Construction In Alexandria
Ahram Online The Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) has called on Alexandria governorate and all relevant authorities to stop immediately digging works in the vicinity of the Greco-Roman Museum. A collection of authentic pots have been uncovered...
- Issues Topping The Antiquities Agenda In Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Following the 25 January Revolution and the drastic decrease in tourism to Egypt, the income of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) reached its lowest level ever and its budget had to be curtailed. This meant that...
- Al Ahly Bank Returns 200 Egyptian Objects
drhawass.com With two photographs. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny, announced that the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) received 200 artifacts from Al-Ahly National Bank yesterday and have stored them in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo for restoration...
- Royal Jewelry Museum To Open In Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service The coastal city of Alexandria will host a museum displaying royal jewelry, The museum will be open for tourists and visitors early 2009. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said the museum's restoration took three years...
Egypt
Greco-Roman museum in Alexandria, Egypt, closed for restoration
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"The Greco-Roman museum in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria has been closed and will remain so for two years to allow restoration work to proceed, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Wednesday. Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said the work will include restoration of the museum building and its library. The museum's showcases will be improved to ensure better display of the artifacts, he said in a statement faxed to news organizations. The Greco-Roman museum houses a large number of Egypt's antiquities from the period roughly falling between 300 BC and the Arab conquest in the 7th century. It was built in 1895 and has been renovated several times. Its building was last restored about 20 years ago".
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- Restoration Of St Catherine's Monastery
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) With photos. After six months of feasibility studies, the library at St. Catherine's Monastery in the southern Sinai Peninsula will be restored and developed to meet international standards. According to Minister of...
- Antiquities Ministry Demands Halt Of Building Construction In Alexandria
Ahram Online The Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) has called on Alexandria governorate and all relevant authorities to stop immediately digging works in the vicinity of the Greco-Roman Museum. A collection of authentic pots have been uncovered...
- Issues Topping The Antiquities Agenda In Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Following the 25 January Revolution and the drastic decrease in tourism to Egypt, the income of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) reached its lowest level ever and its budget had to be curtailed. This meant that...
- Al Ahly Bank Returns 200 Egyptian Objects
drhawass.com With two photographs. Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosny, announced that the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) received 200 artifacts from Al-Ahly National Bank yesterday and have stored them in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo for restoration...
- Royal Jewelry Museum To Open In Alexandria
Egypt State Information Service The coastal city of Alexandria will host a museum displaying royal jewelry, The museum will be open for tourists and visitors early 2009. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said the museum's restoration took three years...