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“In The House of the Muses” an Exhibition at the BA

Alexandria— The BA is holding a portraiture exhibition entitled “In The House of the Muses” by Photographer Susie Hagon and Artist Darian Zam, during the period from 18 October 2008 to 2 November 2008, in cooperation with the Australian Friends of the BA. Susie and Darian have combined their ...

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The BA Celebrates the International White Cane Day

Alexandria— The BA Taha Hussein Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired is organizing a celebration entitled “The International White Cane Day” on Monday, 13 October 2008 at the BA Plaza. This event intends to grant the blind individuals in Egypt the right to celebrate this day by raising ...

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The BA Issues A Catalogue on the Egyptian Shura Council

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of Library of Alexandria, stated that the BA holds a copy of rare documents of the Shura Council and People’s Assembly, within the framework of the digital project ‘Memory of Modern Egypt’, which the BA is going to launch on the Internet. The Project ...

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The BA Documents the Life of Late President Muhammad Naguib

Alexandria— The BA is currently documenting the life of late President Muhammad Naguib, the First President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, following the 1952 Egyptian Revolution. This project is part of the digital project ‘Memory of Modern Egypt’, which the BA is going to launch on the Internet ...

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Egypt and Greece Reach Hands Across the Mediterranean

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, will attend a board meeting of the Center for Hellenistic Studies in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday 17 September 2008, to discuss for its forthcoming inauguration. As of November 2008, the Library of Alexandria will host a ...

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