Here’s what some of the locals have to say about this award! Dr. Hussein Kamal GEM-JC Project Manager/General Director of GEM Conservation Center The Grand Egyptian Museum, Joint Conservation project (GEM-JC project) is the continuation of the cooperation between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Grand Egyptian Museum […]
The international cooperation between Egypt and Japan in the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center has been highly commended and the GEM-JC project team was awarded the 27th Yomiuri International Cooperation Award of Japan. The money awarded will be used mainly to encourage and support GEM-CC members to publish their research […]
Hello everyone. In order to inform more generations know about the GEM-JC project, we held an online workshop for junior high and high school students on December 5th at JICA’s Global Plaza in Ichigaya, Tokyo, titled ” An Introduction to Egyptology and Archaeology: Learning from the Grand Egyptian Museum”! […]
On 6 February 2020, the GEM-JC project held the 4th annual Joint Coordination Committee meeting (JCC). This committee is headed by Maj.Gen. Atef, General Supervisor of Grand Egyptian Museum and Surrounding Area; the meeting was held with participation by main GEM-CC, JICA, and JICE stakeholders. Firstly, Dr. El Tayeb Abbas, General […]
The Grand Egyptian Museum has been organizing the international Tutankhamun conference since 2015, each year with a different theme. This year, the 5th conference was held on the 4th and 5th of May 2019, to present the latest research results on King Tutankhamen artifacts, featuring iconography as its theme. Egyptian […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project Seminar took place last week on the 29th of August, 2018 at the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center. This seminar was planned to be a form of public relations to the project by introducing the work of the project to the conservators at […]
On Wednesday 11th of July, the GEM-JC conservation experts and project office members had a meeting to discuss the importance of procurement management. The team discussed the procurement process regarding each lab’s stock check, ordering of materials, and the duration of shipment. They also discussed how long some materials might […]
