A Tour for the BA International Award Winners at Several Tourist Attractions
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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has organized several guided tours in Cairo and Alexandria for Dr. Glenn Banaguas from the Philippines, the winner of the first edition of the Library’s International Award.
The high-level cultural tour was organized under the direction of Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Over the course of two days, Dr. Banaguas visited the Pyramids area, the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Greco-Roman Museum, and the Roman Theater, in addition to attending the Sound and Light show at the Citadel of Qaitbay in Alexandria, accompanied by Dr. Hussein Abdel-Bassir, former Director General of the Pyramids Antiquities area and Director of the BA Antiquities Museum.
Dr. Hassan Shafik, a British national of Egyptian origin and co-winner of the Award, also toured the Library and learned about its wealth of knowledge and cultural treasures.