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New Institute of Museology in Egypt
The Casdagli palace in downtown Cairo will be the home of the new Institute of Museology, established by the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs (MSAA) to train curators on the recent technology used in world renowned museums for better display, restoration and museological education. The institute, made possible with a $5 million grant from... »
Cairo Museum of Islamic Art opens after a decade
The largest collection of Islamic art in the world is back on display. After nearly a decade of renovation, Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art officially opened. The museum is the main abode for the national collection of Islamic art, with 100,000 objects. In 2003, the Ministry of Culture launched its comprehensive restoration project for the museum.... »
Twelve Egyptian Museum stolen objects recovered
Three perpetrators have been arrested with 12 of the Egyptian Museum’s missing objects in their possession after spreading videos and pictures of the objects to mobile phones of others trying to find a buyer. The Antiquities police in co-operation with the Armed Forces tracked them and set them a trap with the help of... »
Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art recovers its grandeur
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... »
Caricature Museum in the Fayoum Oasis
The small artist colony of Tunis is located at the western end of the Fayoum oasis on a small elevation overlooking the lake. It is home to a number of writers, painters, and, above all, potters, whose work has made the village famous. Five years ago, Mohamed Abla opened the Fayoum Art Center. Courses in... »
Former museum director charged with stealing Egyptian antiquities
The ousted head of Long Island University’s Hillwood Museum has been charged with stealing ancient Egyptian artifacts from the museum and trying to auction them at Christie’s. Barry Stern, 61, admitted he took the nine pieces – each more than 2,000 years old. A preliminary search of the museum’s collection found other pieces missing. The stolen... »
To Click or not to Click: Museums and Photography
Image by Thomas Hawk via Flickr Nina Simon is a designer of “participatory, interactive, slightly strange museum exhibits all over the place”. She’s currently writing a book called The Participatory Museum: A Practical Guide. Her post on the current state of affairs regarding photography inside museums is a thought provoking one. Here are the opposing sides... »
Recession hits the Met
Image by wallyg via Flickr Ninety-six staff members of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY accepted an offer of voluntary retirement, part of a wider staff reduction that also will cut employees by layoff and attrition and bring the payroll down by 357 positions, to 2,200. Many had served the museum for decades, and all... »
'Battle of the Smithsonian' is right: Ancient Egypt is really, really cool
The sequel to Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum opens this week, cumbersomely titled Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. In the first film, Larry, a divorced dad played by Stiller, ends up as a night watchmen at the Museum of Natural History. What sets the movie’s plot in motion by magically... »
Musée de la Civilisacion website is fun an educational
Musée de la Civilisacion is located in Quebec, Canada. Their latest exhibit takes you back to ancient Egypt to learn about the process behind mummification, and the significance of the rituals these desert dwellers engaged in to secure a blissful afterlife. The exhibit website has a variety of features to engage the user in the... »
