Archive for October, 2010

Image by jvnunag via Flickr Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition will travel to Melbourne, Australia at the beginning of April 2011, the first time that the treasures of the golden king will be displayed in this country. The exhibition contains 140 objects belonging to King Tut and his family, fifty of... »

Following years of neglect, the Museum of Islamic Art has undergone comprehensive rehabilitation not only of its building and interior design, but also of its exhibition design and displays. The MIA was first opened in 1881 with an initial display of 111 objects gathered from mosques and mausoleums across Egypt. Since then the museum has... »

Image via Wikipedia Since 1997, the Amarna project has been engaged in a programme to record and restore one of the ancient city’s most important buildings: the North Palace.  In Spring 2011 we will return to the site with the aim of meeting a major milestone – the completion of repairs to the Royal... »

Egyptian women who have experienced leering, whistles, groping or other sexual harassment on Cairo’s thoroughfares and backalleys will soon be able to instantly speak out on the internet when it happens. A planned website, Harrasmap, will allow women to quickly report instances of harassment via text message or Twitter, to be loaded onto a digital... »

Image via Wikipedia Next month, the most comprehensive exhibition to be staged on the ancient doctrine of denying death will open inside the Reading Room at the British Museum. It will showcase, for the first time, the entire length of the Greenfield Papyrus, which, at 37 metres, lays out each detailed stage of a journey... »

The high court in Egypt has ordered the government to abolish police units at university campuses. The case was brought against the government by a group of professors. Rights groups have long criticised the presence of police on campuses, saying its sole purpose was to prevent students from engaging in politics. The court ruling is final, but... »

A tomb dating to the 5th dynasty, 2465-2323 B.C., belonging to a priest who headed the mortuary cult of the pharaoh Khafre, have been discovered close to the great pyramids at Giza. According to Zahi Hawass, the discovery could indicate a larger necropolis near the Giza plateau. The unique architectural features of the tomb include... »

Image via Wikipedia The Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt (SCA) is proud to announce that it has been entrusted by the International Association of Egyptologists (IAE) with the task of organizing the 11th International Congress of Egyptologists (ICE) 2012. The SCA hopes to build on the enormous success of the 2000 Congress, the last... »

Image via Wikipedia The Red Sea is facing a crisis that could see much of its wonderful marine life cease to exist. Continued polluting of the water, constant oil spillage from offshore rigs and a lack of awareness in Egypt and around the region about the importance of maintaining vital ecosystems all contribute to the... »

On October 14, 2010 the SCA will hold a conference entitled: Medinet Madi: The Past, the Present and the Future –Shedding Light on the Scientific Work in the Archaeological Site of Medinet Madi at the Ahmed Pasha Kamel Hall at the Supreme Council of Antiquities. The event will be hosted by the Supreme Council... »