Serageldin Main Curator of Nizami Exhibition in Washington
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In joint collaboration between the BA, the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, and the Karabakh Foundation, an exhibition of the original manuscripts of Nizami Ganjavi was held in Washington DC entitled “Nizami Ganjavi: Legacy of a 12th Century Poet from Azerbaijan”. About 50 original manuscripts and rare miniatures were on display at the Josephine Butler Parks Center on 3 December 2012.
As the main curator of the exhibition, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave a talk at the reception arranged on this occasion by the Azerbaijan Ambassador. Among the guests were congressional members, poetry scholars, researchers, diplomats, and NGO leaders.