Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass)
- Museum Of Islamic Art Centenary
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Now that refurbishment is complete, would-be visitors to the museum need wait no longer to roam the spacious galleries showcasing its wooden, metal, ceramic, glass, rock crystal and textile objects from across the Islamic...
- The Museum Of Islamic Art
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) If anyone were to ever ask me the question, "What is the most difficult project that you have had to work on as the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities?" I would have to answer, "The Islamic Museum."...
- More On Newly Restored Museum Of Islamic Art
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A detailed overview the new museum, including coverage of the Hosni/Hawass visit, a background to its creation and an insight into what the restored museum offers to visitors. A museum to showcase some of the splendid...
- More Re Al-azhar Park Visitor Centre
Travel Industry Review Under the auspices of Egypt’s Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Dr. Zahi Hawass, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s (AKTC) general manager Mr. Luis Monreal signed...
- Visitor Centre To Be Set Up At Al-azhar Park
State Information Service A visitors' centre and a five-storey museum to house monuments representing Cairo's history from the Pharaonic era to the modern age will be established at Al-Azhar Park. A memorandum of understanding was inked Wednesday...
Egypt
Museums: Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass)
The MIA has been closed for restoration since 2002. Unfortunately, the previous renovation plan that was developed for the museum was never put into action. Simultaneously, Dar Al-Kotob, the Egyptian National Library and Archives in Cairo, was also under renovation. One of the major concerns we faced was that both institutions shared a single basement, leaving the MIA with less storage space. Finally in 2002 I initiated a new strategy plan for the renovation of the MIA.
I wanted to hire a good museum designer in order to properly display the beautiful artefacts. I spoke to my dear friend Luis Monreal, general manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), and convinced him to raise the funds required to hire an expert designer. To design the galleries we selected Adrien Gardère of Studio Adrien Gardère in Paris.
The museum building dates back to 1903. We began looking into the current architectural and structural design and discovered that we needed further to consolidate the area around the museum, meaning that the ground needed to be stabilised in order to prevent the building from collapsing. This is due to the fact that the building was constructed above an ancient canal that had been filled in during the 19th century, and was located in a heavily congested area in the heart of Cairo's commercial and wholesale district.
- Museum Of Islamic Art Centenary
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Now that refurbishment is complete, would-be visitors to the museum need wait no longer to roam the spacious galleries showcasing its wooden, metal, ceramic, glass, rock crystal and textile objects from across the Islamic...
- The Museum Of Islamic Art
Al Ahram Weekly (Zahi Hawass) If anyone were to ever ask me the question, "What is the most difficult project that you have had to work on as the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities?" I would have to answer, "The Islamic Museum."...
- More On Newly Restored Museum Of Islamic Art
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A detailed overview the new museum, including coverage of the Hosni/Hawass visit, a background to its creation and an insight into what the restored museum offers to visitors. A museum to showcase some of the splendid...
- More Re Al-azhar Park Visitor Centre
Travel Industry Review Under the auspices of Egypt’s Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Dr. Zahi Hawass, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s (AKTC) general manager Mr. Luis Monreal signed...
- Visitor Centre To Be Set Up At Al-azhar Park
State Information Service A visitors' centre and a five-storey museum to house monuments representing Cairo's history from the Pharaonic era to the modern age will be established at Al-Azhar Park. A memorandum of understanding was inked Wednesday...