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Photos of Frida Kahlo’s locked-away belongings go on display in London
Art news
May 17, 2015
Photos of Frida Kahlo’s locked-away belongings go on display in London
For 50 years, the colorful wardrobe and personal belongings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo were hidden away in a bathroom. Her…
Museum curator mocked by Culture Minister referred to interrogation
Egypt
April 16, 2015
Museum curator mocked by Culture Minister referred to interrogation
Azza Abdel Moneim, the curator of Mahmoud Saeed Museum in Alexandria, said the museum's director has unjustly referred her to…
Culture minister: Remarks on stout employee humorous
Egypt
April 14, 2015
Culture minister: Remarks on stout employee humorous
Culture Minister Abdel Wahed al-Nabawy has said that remarks he made on a stout museum curator were intended to be…
Disappearance of decades-old memorial painting stirs controversy
Art news
March 23, 2015
Disappearance of decades-old memorial painting stirs controversy
A decades-old painting glorifying the construction of Egypt’s High Dam back in the 1960s has now been declared missing, triggering…
Tunisian minister: Foreign parties back terrorism in Arab countries
Egypt
March 19, 2015
Tunisian minister: Foreign parties back terrorism in Arab countries
"We should know that there are foreign intelligence agents backing terrorism in Arab countries, and therefore we must be united…
Educational museum in Hurghada
Archaeology
February 4, 2015
Educational museum in Hurghada
The Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels in Hurghada has opened an educational museum that includes replicas of artifacts from…
Minister: Fossil museum to be constructed in Fayoum
Egypt
January 28, 2015
Minister: Fossil museum to be constructed in Fayoum
A museum for fossils and climate change is under construction at Wadi al-Heetan (The Valley of the Whales) in Wadi…
Egypt, Georgia museums sign cooperation deal
Archaeology
December 9, 2014
Egypt, Georgia museums sign cooperation deal
National museums in Georgia and Egypt have signed a deal to enhance mutual cooperation by which both countries would exchange…
Pharaonic treasures to go on display in Germany
Archaeology
November 15, 2014
Pharaonic treasures to go on display in Germany
The city of Mannheim, Germany, is scheduled to host an exhibition of ancient Pharaonic artifacts that date back to 4,000…
Ministry mulls solar illumination for Minya museum
Art news
November 1, 2014
Ministry mulls solar illumination for Minya museum
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Al-Damaty is studying the possibility of lighting the Akhnaton Museum in Minya with solar energy, he said…