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Egypt’s Museums VII, Egypt abroad: London’s Petrie Museum
Art news

Egypt’s Museums VII, Egypt abroad: London’s Petrie Museum

London is a city bursting with artifacts and relics of Ancient Egypt, from Cleopatra’s Needle on the bank of the…
Egypt’s Museums VI: The Pharaonic Village
Archaeology

Egypt’s Museums VI: The Pharaonic Village

In 1984, a renowned papyrus maker, Hussam Ragab, opened the world’s first living museum, the Pharaonic Village on the island…
Egypt’s Museums V: Introducing the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art
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Egypt’s Museums V: Introducing the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

Located in a neo-Islamic architectural masterpiece dubbed al-Saraya al-Koubra (The Great Palace) on the grounds of the Cairo Opera House,…
Egypt’s Museums IV: Royal Chariots Museum
Archaeology

Egypt’s Museums IV: Royal Chariots Museum

Whether it is a future museum, an attempt to disguise a nuclear plant, a secret government building, or a permanent…
Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum
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Egypt’s Museums III: The Coptic Museum

The Coptic Museum in Cairo has more to offer its visitors than is generally thought. Still, only a small group…
Egypt’s Museums I: The Museum of Islamic Art
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Egypt’s Museums I: The Museum of Islamic Art

Egypt is home to dozens of museums, from downtown’s hugely popular Egyptian Museum to the strange and too-often overlooked  Agricultural…
Deputy culture minister to face trial following Van Gogh painting theft
Egypt

Deputy culture minister to face trial following Van Gogh painting theft

Mohsen Shaalan, deputy culture minister and head of the ministry's fine arts department, along with ten others will soon stand…
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
Egypt

Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?

After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns…
The government pledges LE38 million for fine arts investments
Business

The government pledges LE38 million for fine arts investments

An official source at the Ministry of Economic Development said LE38 million have been allocated to the fine arts sector…
Culture ministry closes museums in wake of Van Gogh painting theft
Egypt

Culture ministry closes museums in wake of Van Gogh painting theft

The Egyptian government on Thursday announced its decision to close several more Egyptian museums following the theft of Vincent Van…
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