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Inauguration of “Heavenly Pages” Exhibition

Alexandria— On the ocassion of the International Year of Astronomy (IYA 2009), and in the context of the Egypt-Italy Science Year (EISY 2009), the BA Planetarium Science Center (PSC) holds an exhibition entitled “Heavenly Pages”. This Exhibition displays unique volumes by some of the most ...

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Omar Samra Speaks about “The Road to the Seven Summits” in a Seminar at the BA

Alexandria— Omar Samra , the first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest, will be a guest speaker at the Seminar held by the Dialogue Forum on Saturday 20 June 2009, entitled “ The Road to the Seven Summits”. Samra had his first mountain-climbing experience in Switzerland when he was 16 years old. In ...

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Serageldin Meets with the Jury Committee Members of the Chirac Foundation

Alexandria— Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, meets on Monday, 15 July 2009, in Paris, France, with the Jury Committee members of the Chirac Foundation to select a winner for the Chirac Foundation Prize for the Prevention of Conflicts. The Selection will be made after ...

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The Children’s Library Summer Program

Alexandria— The BA Children’s Library is organizing a summer program including a variety of activities for children. It gives children the opportunity to participate in storytelling, reading competitions and artistic workshops, in addition to computer and Heliographic courses, and lots of other ...

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Museum Education at the BA

Alexandria— The BA Antiquities Museum is organizing a program on museum education during the summer vacation from 25 June to 15 September 2009. The Program targets children and young people from 9 to 17 years old. The Program comprises workshops on museum education using different materials, ...

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