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Latest in Tag: museum
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum hosts ‘Egypt and Its Environmental Legacy’ exhibition on sidelines of COP27
Ali Omar stressed that temporary exhibitions are a channel of communication for various age groups to shed light on various societal issues, By displaying relevant artefacts, including their content and value, they contribute to raising tourism and archaeological awareness and contribute to community participation in the issues raised.
State officials follow up on Museum of Egypt’s Capitals construction progress in NAC
The minister stressed the need to adhere to the schedule set in advance for the completion of work in preparation for the imminent opening of the museum.
Egypt Tourism Minister inspects Sharm El-Sheikh Museum before reopening
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum has so far received nearly 5,800 artefacts
Museum, archaeological site closures extended to 15 April
Tourism and Antiquities Ministry says nationwide museum, archaeological site sterilisation to continue
Naguib Mahfouz’s daughter donates some of Nobel laureate’s belongings to his museum
The biographical museum, which was inaugurated last year in Cairo’s Al-Gamaleya neighbourhood, contains some manuscripts of Mahfouz’s most famous novels and their translated versions into different languages.
Sharm El-Sheikh Museum receives first few on-display antiquities
Among the transferals, three giant pink granite pieces belong to the head of a statue that depicts the goddess Hathor, along with a huge red granite statue featuring a lion.
Relocation of Ptolemaic burial chamber from Sohag to New Administrative Capital faces heavy criticism
The burial chamber belongs to a nobleman called Toutou and his wife who was a musician for goddess Hathor. It was accidentally discovered in April, during a police raid on an illegal excavation site.
Naguib Mahfouz museum: veteran novelist’s captivating life journey beneath walls of Ottoman empire building
Museum located in Al-Gamaleya district, where he lived all of his life, shaped his soul into shining dynamo that brought world irreplaceable literary treasures
Meet lady whose award-winning museum design chronicled Ancient Egyptians creation of information security
Passwords, encryptions, firewalls, anti-viruses were all presented to world for 1st time 7,000 years ago by discreet Pharaohs: Saadny
Egypt to start building museum in Mohamed Salah’s honour next week
Minister of Youth and Sports, Ashraf Sobhy, announced starting construction work of the planned museum to honour Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah next week at the Gezira Youth Center. The ministry aims the museum would open its doors for visitors before the African Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt in June. Two global companies are …
Berlin's Museum Island welcomes new stately entrance
As of 2019, visitors to Berlin’s Museum Island complex will gain access to its different museums via a new building, the James Simon Gallery designed by star architect David Chipperfield.Museum Island is a unique UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of museums that draw more than two million visitors from all over the world every year. The …
Egypt to build first museum celebrating religious tolerance
Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anany announced plans to establish Egypt’s first museum to celebrate religious tolerance, to be located in the New Administrative Capital. According to Anany, the museum will include pieces from the ancient Egyptian period, as well as the Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish civilizations, all while highlighting Islam’s teachings of tolerance and Egypt’s …
New museum coming soon to Hurghada
Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Anany announced on Friday launching a new museum in Hurghada governorate, according to a press release issued by the ministry. The announcement was made at the inauguration of a sculpture exhibition that marked the end of the International Sculpture Symposium in Hurghada. The symposium was attended by Ahmed Abdullah, governor of …
New museum to be established in Kafr El-Sheikh
The Ministry of Antiquities announced beginning the work to construct a new museum in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, with a EGP 30m allocated budget, after work on it was halted in 2008. Elham Salah, head of the museums sector at the ministry, said in a press release that a new contract was signed between the ministry …
New museum to be opened in Marsa Matruh
The museum is a part of a public library and to display 1000 relics that have been discovered through different eras
Inauguration of “Hymn and Azan” exhibition at Museum of Islamic Art with 35 antiques
Museum? Or Mosque?
The increasingly Islamist and authoritarian policies of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan do not stop at the doors of the Hagia Sophia. It seems the government is pursuing a new strategy for the world-famous museum.At midday on the historical peninsula of Istanbul, the few Western tourists who still venture here might feel somewhat bewildered. The …
Ministry of Antiquities considers bids for museum shops
Of the 13 locations put up for bidding, only five have attracted bidders
In Pictures: Gamal Abdul Nasser Museum inaugurated on late president’s death anniversary –
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the museum, accompanied by Abdul Hakim Abdul Nasser, son of the Egyptian leader who passed away in 1970. Photos Presidency Handout
Timbered houses and refugee homes: how an open-air museum serves as a time capsule
Many open-air museums in Germany reconstruct daily life as it was in olden days. But in Kommern, it is not just about the maintenance of centuries old monuments but about highlighting more recent architecture as well.
Brush-making to bread-baking: experience historic German trades hands-on
Did you know that brush making has historically been a trade for the blind? At Hagen’s outdoor museum, visitors can go back in time, forge hammers on anvils, eat tradtiionally baked bread and learn about German history.
German museum presents face of Egyptian mummy
Does he look familiar? The reconstructed face of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy is now on display at a German museum. A wealthy civil servant in Ancient Egypt, he is now one of the world’s best-researched mummies.
Nice and the Cote d’Azur in painting
The south of France has inspired artists for centuries. After the tragic events of July 14 in Nice, here are some images seen through the eyes of artists who have captured the region’s beauty and joie de vivre.
New revelations on Van Gogh’s insanity featured in exhibition
Amsterdam’s renowned Van Gogh Museum has a new exhibition which focuses on the artist’s final 18 months before he shot himself in 1890, including the suspected gun he used to commit suicide.
Martin Roth on Brexit: ‘Me-first mentality’ spreading through Europe is ‘brutal’
Martin Roth, a German and director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, sees the result of the UK’s referendum as a personal defeat. He told DW why the Brexit is stealing the youth’s future.
The new Tate Modern: the museum of the future
The Tate Modern became more popular than anyone could have predicted when it first opened. With the Switch House, its extension opening on June 17, the London art museum promises weird encounters and a touch of feminism.
Asian travelers love the Lutherhaus in Eisenach
This German museum on Martin Luther, instigator of the Protestant Reformation, has been named one of the most popular destinations for Asian tourists by a leading Chinese travel website. And it’s ready to greet more.
Building quickly and cheaply, but with a concept: Making a home for refugees in Germany
The German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt is inspiring politicians with its exhibition on architecture for refugees. It’s been chosen to represent Germany at the Venice Biennale in 2016, and the world will be watching.
The German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt is inspiring politicians with its exhibition on architecture for refugees. It’s been chosen to represent Germany at the Venice Biennale in 2016, and the world will be watching.
MoMA honors Cate Blanchett with film benefit
At the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Australian film and theater actress is being honored on Tuesday (17.11.). It’s a great honor for the actress and a symbol of glamour. Some actresses have it all – standing out in demanding roles on the world’s theater stages and treading the red carpet in …
Ministry of Antiquities operating with 90% loss of funds
Lack of funds is stalling key restoration and construction work