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World’s earliest mummified animals seen through fish eye in Giza Zoo
Features/Interviews
May 22, 2017
World’s earliest mummified animals seen through fish eye in Giza Zoo
Just a few meters into the Giza Zoo, an average-sized white building can be seen from afar. Although the exterior…
20 photos of Aisha Fahmy’s newly renovated palace that opens today
Culture
May 17, 2017
20 photos of Aisha Fahmy’s newly renovated palace that opens today
After having its doors shut for over a decade, the Aisha Fahmy Palace in Zamalek is reopening on Wednesday after…
Metropolitan Museum of Art works to rebound from money woes
Art news
May 16, 2017
Metropolitan Museum of Art works to rebound from money woes
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a behemoth of culture and wealth, is rebounding from more than a year of internal…
Divers install underwater museum in Dahab
Travel
May 15, 2017
Divers install underwater museum in Dahab
A group of professional scuba divers have launched a museum under the waters of the Red Sea in Dahab, installing…
Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead
Middle East
May 4, 2017
Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead
Famine and disease haunt the living, but not even the dead are spared the calamities of Yemen's two-year-old civil war.Ancient…
Rommel Cave Museum receives visitors after closure of 6 years
Egypt
April 22, 2017
Rommel Cave Museum receives visitors after closure of 6 years
Rommel Cave Museum in Marsa Matruh will resume receiving visitors this summer after a closure of 6 years for renovations…
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
Art news
March 9, 2017
Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State
The antiquities museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul is in ruins. Piles of rubble fill exhibition halls and a…
In photos: Divers install underwater museum in Dahab
Egypt
March 7, 2017
In photos: Divers install underwater museum in Dahab
A group of professional scuba divers have launched a museum under the waters of the Red Sea in Dahab, installing…
In photos: Newly-opened museum showcases Egypt’s handicrafts through the ages
Egypt
February 21, 2017
In photos: Newly-opened museum showcases Egypt’s handicrafts through the ages
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) was unwrapped this week, chronically narrating Egypt's civilization throughout history by showcasing 50,000 ancient…
George Lucas’ $1 bln ‘Star Wars’ museum finds Los Angeles home
Cinema/TV
January 13, 2017
George Lucas’ $1 bln ‘Star Wars’ museum finds Los Angeles home
"Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas has settled on Los Angeles for the home of his $1 billion storytelling museum, after…