Egypt
- Rashid - A City Rich In History
onislam (Emily Cocke) For most people interested in the history of Egypt, the name Rashid (or as the French named it: Rosetta) is linked to the Rosetta Stone. This stone, which was found in a wall in the fort of the city in 1799, provided the linguist...
- 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...
- Mrs. Mubarak To Open Mohammad Ali's Jewellery Museum
Egypt State Information Service Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said that Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak will open in October the Royal Jewelry Museum in the coastal city of Alexandria. He said that the museum will showcase a wide array of masterpieces of necklaces,...
- Museum Update
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6763 The Egypt Today website has two short features on their Culture 101 page, above, re the establishment of two new museums in Egypt. New museum in Hurghada "Hurghada will soon be home to a the first...
- New Museum In Rosetta
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/ "In the coming few days, the Rosetta National Museum will be inaugurated. It will be one of the most impressive museums in Egypt, enjoying a wonderful location near the River Nile.The museum is surrounded by about...
Egypt
New museum
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7015
This is the last bulleting on the above page: "Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is preparing to open yet another museum this month, this time in the beautiful coastal city of Rachid, where the Rosetta Stone was discovered by the French in 1799 and translated in 1822. According to SCA head Zahi Hawass the LE 4-million, two-building complex will feature a three-floor historical construction dating back to the Ottoman era. In the 1960s, the building was turned into a small museum depicting Rachid’s role in the struggle against the British occupation. The museum will display some 700 pieces, the most important of which are Umayyad and Ottoman gold and bronze coins."
This is the entire item.
- Rashid - A City Rich In History
onislam (Emily Cocke) For most people interested in the history of Egypt, the name Rashid (or as the French named it: Rosetta) is linked to the Rosetta Stone. This stone, which was found in a wall in the fort of the city in 1799, provided the linguist...
- 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...
- Mrs. Mubarak To Open Mohammad Ali's Jewellery Museum
Egypt State Information Service Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said that Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak will open in October the Royal Jewelry Museum in the coastal city of Alexandria. He said that the museum will showcase a wide array of masterpieces of necklaces,...
- Museum Update
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6763 The Egypt Today website has two short features on their Culture 101 page, above, re the establishment of two new museums in Egypt. New museum in Hurghada "Hurghada will soon be home to a the first...
- New Museum In Rosetta
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/ "In the coming few days, the Rosetta National Museum will be inaugurated. It will be one of the most impressive museums in Egypt, enjoying a wonderful location near the River Nile.The museum is surrounded by about...