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Truly a Gem of a Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) was always intended to be an architectural masterpiece, a fit home for the display of the most outstanding objects produced by Egypt’s 7,000 years old civilisation. After eight years of work, the first two phases of the project — including a power plant, fire station, fully equipped conservation centre with... »
Initial stages of new Grand Egyptian Museum completed
The Grand Egyptian Museum now has a power plant, a fire station and its own conservation center, and over the next two years it will become home to some 100,000 artifacts. The main achievement so far is the construction of the new conservation center to restore damaged antiquities. Established with Japanese technical assistance, the center... »
Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour at the Pyramids
Image via Wikipedia A crowd of 10000 fans is expected to pack the arena today in front of the Great Pyramids and Sphinx outside Giza as the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour touches down in Egypt for the first time. The event features the usual collection of the world’s best FMX athletes: Nate Adams (USA), Robbie... »
Giza Archives Project goes 3D
Dassault Systèmes (DS), a world leader in 3D software solutions and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), one of the world’s most important encyclopedic art museums, today announced that they will join forces in a strategic innovation partnership to bring the power of industrial and experiential 3D to the domain of archaeology. One of... »
Giza pyramid climber arrested by military commandos as thousands below watch
A 24 year old man named Hassan Farooq Anter was apprehended by military commandos who dropped from a helicopter poised on top of the pyramid of Khafre, the second largest of the Giza pyramids, and wrestled him aboard the craft. The entire operation took about ten minutes, according to one of the many witnesses... »
67 families in Giza evicted for new housing development project
Sixty-seven families in the Warraq and Imbaba Airport area in North Giza have been evicted from their homes after the land was sold to investors to establish new housing projects. The Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Development had initially reportedly promised to evict the families only when the alternative housing units were ready. The... »
“Keep It Clean” Concert in Cairo
Local performers will join today in a concert for the environment at the Sakkiet El Sawy Wisdom Hall at 8 pm. The Keep It Clean Concert is being organized by Clean Up Giza and www.localsoundwave.com, with artists representing a range of musical genres: Shady Ahmed (acoustic pop/rock), Amina Diab and Farida El Guertly (acoustic), Déporté... »
Egyptian faces at Cairo art exhibition
“Faces”, a group exhibition gathering 76 artists at the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum’s Horizon One Gallery in Giza, takes as its theme the human face, each artist giving his or her point of view in depicting Egyptian faces. Featuring some of the most important names in modern and contemporary Egyptian art, the exhibition brings together... »
Site Management at the Pyramids of Giza
Image by khalid almasoud via Flickr The following improvements to the site of Giza are being implemented to make the visit to the Pyramids and the Sphinx a more enjoyable one. New road: Built around the perimeter of the archaeological site to eliminate traffic and reduce damage caused by vibration, pollution and noise. Animals: Camels and horses... »
Pyramids to host the Middle East’s First Race for the Cure against Breast Cancer
Image via Wikipedia A mighty gathering of Egyptians and international visitors will run and walk across the Pyramids site today starting at 10 a.m. to raise awareness about breast cancer during the first Race for the Cure in the Middle East, organized by Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Breast Cancer Foundation of... »
