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Egypt: Databases and Dahabias

From working on a voluntary program at the Egyptian museum in Cairo to researching tomb paintings and travelling in Middle Egypt. Read

By: olivia jaru | 30/10/2009 | Travel

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, on Being the Elder Statesman

The Egyptian museum in Cairo is bursting at the seams displaying objects from continuous excavations from as far back as 1858. A Grand New Museum is, at present being constructed on the Giza Plateau which will house 100,000 of the present museum' 200,000 objects. We look at the challenges of transporting treasures from one museum to the other and how to lessen the risk of disaster. Read

By: olivia jaru | 19/09/2008 | Antiques