museums
Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms
Azza Farouq, dean of Cairo University’s Faculty of Archaeology, has revealed that 3000 unregistered antiquities were found recently in the…
Antiquities ministry employees threaten strike action
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Antiquities ministry employees threaten strike action
Dozens of employees of the Ministry of Antiquities protested Wednesday before the cabinet, calling for permanent employment contracts. They threatened…
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Archaeology
March 22, 2011
Egypt’s Museums: UNESCO to the rescue
Although the Egyptian revolution has been full of highlights, the human shield that pro-democracy protesters formed spontaneously to protect the…
Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar
Art news
January 19, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XVI: Competition in Qatar
On 30 December 2010, Mathaf: The Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar opened its doors to the public…
Egypt’s Museums XIV: The Geology Museum
Archaeology
January 5, 2011
Egypt’s Museums XIV: The Geology Museum
The entrance to the Geology Museum in Cairo, with its sad grey appearance and busy location a few meters away…
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
Art news
December 22, 2010
Egypt’s Museums XII, Off Biennale: Seeds and paradox
A year ago, Cairo’s Agriculture Museum was only a Lonely Planet suggestion for Spanish artist AsunciĆ³n Molinos.
Egypt’s Museums XI: The Agriculture Museum
Art news
December 15, 2010
Egypt’s Museums XI: The Agriculture Museum
When the word “modern” was used in Egypt to refer to Mohamed Ali’s rule (1805-1948), agriculture was at the heart…
Egypt’s Museums X: The Caricature Museum
Art news
December 1, 2010
Egypt’s Museums X: The Caricature Museum
Situated at the Tunis artist colony in Fayoum, Egypt, the Caricature Museum, which opened its doors to the public last…
Egypt’s Museums IX: The Gayer Anderson Museum
Art news
November 24, 2010
Egypt’s Museums IX: The Gayer Anderson Museum
Cairo’s Gayer Anderson Museum may be a little difficult to find, but the importunate visitor is sure to be rewarded…
Egypt’s Museums VIII, The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmos
Art news
November 17, 2010
Egypt’s Museums VIII, The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmos
The complex of the Mevlevi Dervishes: Listening to the harmony of the cosmosA jewel of Islamic architecture, the complex of…