Egypt
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)
- Visiting The National Museum Of Egyptian Civilization
drhawass.com With photos (two of Hawass with museum employees and one of the museum) Last week I made a visit to a new museum we are building in Cairo, the National Museum of Civilization (NMEC). It is located in Old Cairo, and will be an important world-class...
- Tourists Return To Egyptian Museum
Al Masry Al Youm Four tourist groups visited the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square following its re-opening on Sunday morning. The Museum was secured from both the inside and out following the government's decision to re-open the museum to international...
- Restoration Continues At The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
drhawass.com Here's an exerpt but see the above page for the full statement. I was able to visit the conservation lab at the Egyptian Museum yesterday with several members of the world wide press including, NBC News for the Today Show, ABC World News,...
- Museums Under Threat?
It is very difficult to get a clear view of what is going on in Egypt at the moment, but for the most part heritage seems to have been clear of threat. Exceptions are a report on Al Masry Al Youm of an Alexandria museum in flames, but I haven't seen...
- Getty Museum Ownership Disputes
http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/qtakes/cl-ca-artsnotes28aug28,0,6655175.storyThe Getty Museum, home to a world class collection of art and antiquities, is facing allegations from the Italian government that it obtained items which were...
Egypt
Update on the state of the Egyptian Museum
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass)
The museum has now re-opened and visitors are beginning to return. In this piece Hawass looks at the current state of the museum, and offers his take on how it was broken into.
I am pleased to report that visitors are coming back to the Egyptian Museum. On Monday, the 21st of February 2011, 2770 Egyptians and 107 foreign tourists came to see the museum, which houses some of the greatest masterpieces in the world. I am proud that we were able to reopen this important institution so quickly, only three weeks after the beginning of our revolution. I want to express my deep appreciation to the staff of the museum: everyone, from the director on down, has worked tirelessly to make this possible. Some people have said that the break-in at the museum was an inside job. There is absolutely no evidence for this, and unsubstantiated statements like these are completely unfair to the dedicated museum staff.
I went to the museum yesterday morning, and reviewed the evidence gathered thus far by the police.
- Visiting The National Museum Of Egyptian Civilization
drhawass.com With photos (two of Hawass with museum employees and one of the museum) Last week I made a visit to a new museum we are building in Cairo, the National Museum of Civilization (NMEC). It is located in Old Cairo, and will be an important world-class...
- Tourists Return To Egyptian Museum
Al Masry Al Youm Four tourist groups visited the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square following its re-opening on Sunday morning. The Museum was secured from both the inside and out following the government's decision to re-open the museum to international...
- Restoration Continues At The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
drhawass.com Here's an exerpt but see the above page for the full statement. I was able to visit the conservation lab at the Egyptian Museum yesterday with several members of the world wide press including, NBC News for the Today Show, ABC World News,...
- Museums Under Threat?
It is very difficult to get a clear view of what is going on in Egypt at the moment, but for the most part heritage seems to have been clear of threat. Exceptions are a report on Al Masry Al Youm of an Alexandria museum in flames, but I haven't seen...
- Getty Museum Ownership Disputes
http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/qtakes/cl-ca-artsnotes28aug28,0,6655175.storyThe Getty Museum, home to a world class collection of art and antiquities, is facing allegations from the Italian government that it obtained items which were...