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Rotterdam Shorts (2) at the Shorts Films Forum

The BA Arts Center organizes on 2 May 2010 the monthly Short Films Forum titled “Rotterdam Shorts (2)”. Since 1998, an annual competition is organized in Rotterdam for films shot in Rotterdam or whose film makers are citizens of the city. Screenings of the following films will take place: The ...

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Director of the BA Inaugurates the Map Library

Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the BA, inaugurated on Tuesday, 27 April, the Map Library, which is the newest of the specialized libraries established in the Library of Alexandria. Dr. Serageldin stated that the Map Library is the latest service offered by the Library Sector to respond to the ...

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Midsummer Night’s Dream in a Play Reading at the BA

The Reference Services Unit is holding its monthly play reading in Arabic on Wednesday, 28 April 2010. Participants will read  Midsummer Night’s Dream  by William Shakespeare. The play exposes a number of intertwining romantic relationships in a place ruled by strict Athenian Law. The play is one ...

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The BA International Biennale for the Artist’s Book

The BA Arts Center holds the 4th round of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for the Artist’s Book from 22 April to 25 May 2010. A workshop precede the Biennale, held at the Alexandria Workshop Center from 15 to 19 April 2010, with the participation of 15 artists from 12 countries, ...

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Earth Day at the BA

The BA Planetarium Science Center organizes the Earth Day on Thursday, 22 April 2010. Earth Day is the day designated for fostering appreciation of the earth's environment and awareness of the issues that threaten it. Since 1970, Earth Day has been officially observed in April. At present, Earth ...

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