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Oriental Percussions Workshop for Youngsters

The BA Child and Adolescent Creative Unit holds weekly “Oriental Percussions” workshops each Friday from 26 November to 31 December 2010 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, targeting the age group from 10 to 18 years. The workshop is held at the Alexandria Atelier, 6 Victor Bassili street, Azarita. ...

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Serageldin Gives his Inaugural Lecture at Collège de France

As Professor for the International Chair Savoirs contre pauvreté (Knowledge Against Poverty), at Collège de France, Paris, Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, gave his Inaugural Lecture on Thursday, 18 November 2010.  Drawing large audience, the lecture held in the ...

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The BA Opening Hours during the Feast

On the occasion of the Feast ( Eid al-Adha ), the BA will be closed to the public on Tuesday and Wednesday 16 and 17 November, 2010, and will open on Monday, 15 November 2010, and Thursday, 18 November 2010 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. On Friday, 19 November 2010, the BA museums and exhibitions will ...

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The High Dam in Cairo Salon

Cairo Salon TV Show, presented by Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, devotes an episode on the High Dam. The first part will be aired on Channel One on Friday, 12 November 2010, at 8:30 pm. In this episode, Serageldin hosts Diaa El-Din el-Qusi, former Undersecretary of ...

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Proceedings of the Athens Dialogues Conference Live at the BA

The BA airs the proceedings of the Athens Dialogues Conference, organized by the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, in collaboration with eight leading world class academic institutions, from 24 to 27 November 2010. This comes in light of the constant collaboration between the Onassis ...

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