2-5-2010 On the 2nd of May 2010, Mr. Fuji from NHK news agency, Cairo office, visited GEM-CC for media coverage. Firstly, they took photos of the conservators during conservation works on the wooden coffins and stones in the GEM-CC which has began lately. They also took photos showing the atmosphere […]
Checking artifacts selected for GEM begins in the Egyptian Museum in Al-Tahrir
Transportation of the Selected Artifacts Starts
1-5-2010 Mr. Suzuki, an expert in information technology of databases, delivers us reports on workflow progress in Archeological Database Department (ADD). The 27th of January 2010, witnessed the beginning of transportation of selected artifacts from storerooms in different places of Cairo to be displayed in the GEM. The transportation […]
Checking artifacts selected for GEM begins in the Egyptian Museum in Al-Tahrir
1-5-2010 Workflow progress of the Archeological Database Department (ADD): Preparations for the ADD work began last year while actual work started on 11th April 2010. Work is going on now in one of the galleries of artifacts in the Egyptian Museum by checking, measuring and photographing the artifacts placed in […]
The First Lecture Held to Re-think of the Grand Egyptian Museum
Lecture at Institute for Diplomatic Studies
Photographic Documentation Training Course
1-4-2010 The training course of photographic documentation was held from 14th to 31st of March 2010 for conservators of the GEM-CC and Archeological Database Department team, who is working to correct the archeological database. Photography plays an important role in museum activities such as the recording during conservation, preparing descriptions […]
Japan holds a Workshop on Photographic Documentation for Grand Egyptian Museum Conservators
Giza, Egypt – March 14, 2010 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) holds a Workshop on Photographic Documentation for the conservators of the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center (GEM-CC) from 14th – 25th March. In the two week long workshop, two Japanese experts in conservation and a professional artifact photographer provide […]
Arrival of Mission for Planning the Second Phase of the Project
28-2-2010 The mission from Japan came on 21st till 25th of February to make the plan for the second phase, which is the primary phase of the project. The mission members were five, including Mr. Maekawa, Senior Manager of Department of Regional Planning of Cities, Mr. Yamauchi, Director of Chamber […]
Three Brief Lectures by Conservators after their return to Homeland
29-12-2009 As a part of the training program, conservators of the Grand Egyptian Museum were sent to participate in three training courses in Japan this year. The training courses were held mainly in the National Institute for Cultural Studies in Ueno,Tokyo. In the first course, the conservators were trained […]