museums
Egypt’s Museums VII, Egypt abroad: London’s Petrie Museum
Art news
November 10, 2010
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
November 3, 2010
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
Art news
October 27, 2010
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
October 20, 2010
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
Art news
October 13, 2010
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
Art news
September 29, 2010
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
September 6, 2010
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
September 2, 2010
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
August 31, 2010
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
August 26, 2010
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…