Egypt
Times Online (Christina Ruiz)
Not really "news" if you've been following the repatriation themes recently.
- Egypt Requests Rosetta Stone
Youm7 A spokesman at the British Museum said museum directors received a request from Egypt to borrow the Rosetta stone for the opening ceremony of Grand Egyptian Museum. Esmi Wilson said the museum secretary is studying this request, as there are reports...
- Repatriation: Hawass On The Rosetta Stone
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) I recently travelled to London to give a lecture at the British Museum on my archaeological discoveries, and to host a book-signing event for my book ‘A Secret Voyage’ that has finally been published in English. This book...
- Summary Of Tutankhamun And Related Subjects In London
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A comprehensive overview of the Tutankhamun exhibition and related issues by Nevine El-Aref. She includes the responses to Hawass's claim that none of the income from the 1970s exhibition went to help Egypt's heritage:...
- Formal Request For Loan Of Antiquities For Museum Opening
http://tinyurl.com/2aupub (sis.gov.eg)"The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has formally requested the temporary display of unique ancient Egyptian antiquities kept in several museums abroad during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum in...
- The Rose Of The Nile
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/770/he1.htm"A massive restoration project is breathing new life into the long-neglected Rashid National Museum". This article focuses on the newly restored Arab Killy House, the 400-year-old residential house of Rashid's...
Egypt
News: Egypt to demand the Rosetta Stone
Times Online (Christina Ruiz)
Not really "news" if you've been following the repatriation themes recently.
Hawass first asked the British Museum to lend the Rosetta Stone to Egypt for a temporary display. However, he was angered when trustees asked him to provide assurances that the stone would be safe.
"The [security] standards of our new museums in Egypt are better than the standards of security at the British Museum and therefore I decided that we are not going to ask for a loan. We are going to bring [it back] for good," said Hawass.
He is launching a new book on egyptology at the British Museum on Tuesday, but he is unlikely to make a formal request for the permanent return of the stone until next spring.
A spokeswoman for the British Museum said it was considering Egypt's request to borrow the stone and that asking for information about the conditions of display was standard for any loan request.
- Egypt Requests Rosetta Stone
Youm7 A spokesman at the British Museum said museum directors received a request from Egypt to borrow the Rosetta stone for the opening ceremony of Grand Egyptian Museum. Esmi Wilson said the museum secretary is studying this request, as there are reports...
- Repatriation: Hawass On The Rosetta Stone
Asharq Alawsat (Zahi Hawass) I recently travelled to London to give a lecture at the British Museum on my archaeological discoveries, and to host a book-signing event for my book ‘A Secret Voyage’ that has finally been published in English. This book...
- Summary Of Tutankhamun And Related Subjects In London
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) A comprehensive overview of the Tutankhamun exhibition and related issues by Nevine El-Aref. She includes the responses to Hawass's claim that none of the income from the 1970s exhibition went to help Egypt's heritage:...
- Formal Request For Loan Of Antiquities For Museum Opening
http://tinyurl.com/2aupub (sis.gov.eg)"The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has formally requested the temporary display of unique ancient Egyptian antiquities kept in several museums abroad during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum in...
- The Rose Of The Nile
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/770/he1.htm"A massive restoration project is breathing new life into the long-neglected Rashid National Museum". This article focuses on the newly restored Arab Killy House, the 400-year-old residential house of Rashid's...