The Third Joint Coordinating Committee was held by the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and the Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC project) on November 29,2018. Under the supervision of the general supervisor of the GEM, Dr. Tarek Tawfik, and the senior representative of JICA Egypt, Mr. Matsuzaki Mizuki, the […]
This time, “The Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC project) has completed transporting the final pieces among the 72 target artifacts: Ini-Sneferu- Ishetef’s mural paintings. The Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project is an international cooperation project implemented by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and managed by a joint […]
Yesterday, The Egyptian and Japanese transportation and mural paintings teams have transported the first set of mural paintings from the Egyptian Museum (EM) in El-Tahrir to the Grand Egyptian Museum, Conservation Center (GEM-CC). After the mural painting team finished the first aid work on the paintings, the transportation team started […]
The experts of the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center (GEM-CC) are currently working on the last 3 sets of mural paintings in the GEM-JC Project, preparing for their transportation to the GEM-CC. After setting up the scaffolds needed for work, the Egyptian and Japanese mural painting conservators started the first […]
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and the Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC Project) organized a study session and lab tour in the GEM-CC for the Japanese-speaking tour guides from different travel agencies on Sunday 14th of October, to introduce the work done at GEM-CC as well as the […]
The mural painting team has started preparing for the transportation of the final 3 sets of mural paintings in the project as the Egyptian team started building up the scaffolds where the paintings are located at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. After that, the Japanese mural painting team came […]
Last week, His Excellency Noke Masaki has visited the Grand Egyptian Museum for the first time after being assigned as the Japanese Ambassador to Egypt. Dr. Tarek Tawfik, the general supervisor of GEM has accompanied him throughout his visit at the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center, explaining to His Excellency […]
Documentation and preparation for mounting of the textile artifacts are continued at the Organic Lab of the GEM-CC, after which the Japanese textile experts came from Japan by mid-September to discuss the work done and the work plan for the future.
Following the previous analysis, Egyptian and Japanese diagnostic analysis and wood teams have conducted the X-Ray photography using an X-ray Radiography device. The teams have analyzed the sides of the beds which include the bodies and heads of different animals as well as the joints that connect the foot board […]
The Japanese diagnostic analysis team worked together with the GEM-CC wood lab team to analyze some of the wood artifacts using XRF (X-ray Fluorescence) and Digital Microscope. This time, the teams have analyzed some of King Tutankhamen’s beds and chariots, confirming some elements found on the surface of the bed. […]
