Egypt's museums have been in the news following the looting that took place in major institutions and at archaeological sites during the country's recent political upheavals.
"The lack of trained museum personnel is indeed the overarching problem in Egypt's path towards the creation of a new effective museum system" says Ramadan Badri Hussein, supervisor of the office of the MSA's Minister for Archaeological Affairs.
As part of an ongoing programme of initiatives, a School of Museology is shortly to be established at the Casdagli Palace in Cairo.
Read more in Nevine El-Aref's report for the al-Ahram Weekly Online
No comments:
Post a Comment