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BA Inauguration Celebration Postponed...

In view of the ongoing developments in the region, President Mubarak has decided that it would be more appropriate to postpone the official Inauguration of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and associated celebrations and festivities. A new date will be fixed in the near future. For those visitors who ...

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The Arab World Institute in Paris holds an exhibition on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Arab World Institute in Paris will organize an exhibition , which aims at presenting the story of the revival of the Ancient Library of Alexandria. This exhibition acquaintances the world that the Library""s building was designed by the Norwegian architects of Snøhetta in collaboration with ...

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Visit of the British Minister of State for Industry and Energy

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director General of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, received Mr. Brian Wilson, the British Minister of State for Industry and Energy, the British Ambassador and the British Consul-General in Alexandria. Dr. Serageldin delivered a detailed presentation on the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, ...

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A Documentation Center of Mediterranean Architecture at Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Bibliotheca Alexandrina started preparing an action plan for the documentation center of Mediterranean architecture. The general assembly of the Union of Mediterranean Architects (UMAR) , held in Montpellier (France) - October 2000, made a decision, which aimed at documenting the architectural and ...

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Lute player "Nosseir Shammah" … in Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Bibliotheca Alexandrina is leading an artistic program entitled "On the Love and Knowledge of Musical Instruments". In the framework of lectures and concerts held at the Library in relation to this program, the famous lute player “Nosseir Shammah” will present two consecutive repetitive concerts, ...

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