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BA Elected to Serve on the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) Steering Committee

In response to the call for candidates to serve on the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) Steering Committee from 2017 to 2020, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has put itself forward and has been elected to join the steering committee for the next three years. The results of the ...

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ICOM Egypt Grants BA Manuscript Museum the “A Day at the Museum” Award

ICOM Egypt, the national committee of the International Council of Museums has granted the BA Manuscript Museum the “A Day at the Museum” award. The award was granted as part of the 2017 Best Practice Awards competition, which was collaboratively organized and held by ICOM Egypt, the Ministry of ...

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BA Opening Hours During Ramadan

On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, the BA opening hours will be from Saturday to Thursday, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Fridays are off. Regular opening hours will resume after the Feast (Eid al-Fitr). ...

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Diverse Activities at the Children’s and YP Libraries during Summer Vacation

The BA Children’s Library and Young People’s (YP) Library are organizing a number of diverse activities to be held during this year’s summer vacation, starting from June 2017. The activities of the Children’s Library will cater for 6–11 year old children and will include various cultural, artistic, ...

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Egyptian Team Wins at 2017 Intel ISEF

The Egyptian team that participated in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF)—which was held in Los Angeles (LA), California, USA from 13 to 18 May 2017—has won the Fourth Award in the Engineering Mechanics category. The winning students from Egypt are Dina Ahmed Abo ...

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