“Typo Graphiae Arabicae” Exhibition Opens at the BA
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The BA Art Exhibitions and Collections Department and the BA Writing and Scripts Center, in collaboration with Institut français d'Egypte, organize “Typo Graphiae Arabicae” Exhibition, which is held as part of the celebrations of the Franco-Egyptian Cultural Year. The exhibition covers several centuries of the art of writing, including posters from Algiers to Beirut in the 70s and 80s, in addition to the history of typed Arabic scripts from the 16th century to the 21st century. Moreover, a selection of documents from the BA Rare Books collection and the collection of the BA Writing and Scripts Center are on display as part of the exhibition.
The exhibition opens on Wednesday, 11 September 2019, at 3:00 pm, in the BACC East Exhibition Hall, and continues until Sunday, 6 October 2019.