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Preparations for Imagining the Book II Biennale

Alexandria, 28 February 2005— The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Arts Center is currently preparing for Imagining the Book II Biennale , which will be held in April 2005, with the theme of "Above, Below & in the Sahara Desert". This theme stems from an aim to further artistic research regarding the ...

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Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Shadi Abdel Salam at BA

Alexandria, 28 February 2005— In celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Shadi Abdel Salam (born 1930), the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is inaugurating the first exhibition in Egypt dedicated to the filmmaker, on 24 March 2005. Arrangements for the exhibition started in 2002 at BA. The exhibition ...

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Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs visits BA

Alexandria, 27 February 2005— A Belgium delegation, headed by the Belgian Foreign Minister, Karel De Gucht, and Ambassador Guy Trouveroy, Belgium Ambassador to Cairo, visited the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), on 25 February 2005. During the visit, they toured BA and were introduced to the services ...

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Winning projects of the competition for the development of Alexandria

Alexandria, 27 February 2005— Along the margin of the MedCities event, the Alex-Med Center at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is holding an exhibition till 3 March 2005. The exhibition will display the winning projects of the competition for young architects regarding the re-planning of the ...

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina prepares a documentary on Mozart

Alexandria, 24 February 2005— Within the framework of the goals of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Arts Center in documenting and reviving national and international musical heritage, the Center has begun the production of the first documentary in Arabic about the Austrian classical composer, Wolfgang ...

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