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Bibliotheca Alexandrina to host the Paraguayan writer Augusto Roa Bastos

In collaboration with the Spanish Cultural Institute in Egypt (Cervantes), the Embassy of Spain and the Embassy of Paraguay in Egypt, Bibliotheca Alexandrina will host the Paraguayan writer Roa Bastos on the evening of Tuesday, 19th February 2002 (at 07:00 pm). Roa Bastos was born in 1917 and is ...

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Murcia donates books to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The city of Murcia donated to the Library a collection of books and publications that were printed on the occasion of the cultural festival of the city. The collection focuses on the heritage of the city of Murcia that has strong historical links to the city of Alexandria. It is known in history ...

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina to host the Swedish Pharaoh’s Gold Musical Band

On the evening of Sunday, 20th January 2002, Bibliotheca Alexandrina will host Pharaoh""s Gold Musical Band . The Band is a group of musicians from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden and they derive their music through the inspirations of the Pharaonic musical heritage. The musical ...

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Donating the Nubian Museum drawings to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Dr. Sherif El-Hakim son of late Dr. Mahmoud El-Hakim, Architect of the Nubian Museum, donated the original drawings of the Museum to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Dr. Sherif El-Hakim also donated a collection of certificates and prizes granted to his late father, inter alia, the State""s Award of ...

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The British Minister of State for Arts and Culture visits the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

H.E. Baroness Blackstone, British Minister of State for Arts and Culture will visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina tomorrow. Dr. Ismail Serageldin; Director of the Library will accompany the Baroness on a tour in the different departments of the Library, starting with the Main Reading Hall then the ...

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