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29/01/2024

UNESCO is deeply concerned about recent reports of military activities on the island of Meroe, in Sudan, whose archaeological sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Organization calls on parties not to target or use these sites for military purposes.

22/01/2024

Not Egyptology but known and loved by all Egypt friends 🥰😋

The love of baladi bread, Egypt’s traditional staff of life

12/01/2024

05/01/2024

The joint archaeological mission from Waseda University, in collaboration with the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has unveiled a rock-cut tomb and a myriad of artefacts spanning different historical periods during its current excavation season in Saqqara Necropolis.

29/12/2023

The funds were utilised to transform various aspects of the Giza plateau and pyramids area, including the sound and light show.

24/12/2023

20/12/2023

A global organisation of museums & museum professionals committed to the promotion and protection of cultural heritage

19/12/2023

A global organisation of museums & museum professionals committed to the promotion and protection of cultural heritage

10/12/2023

Be part of the reconstruction of Egypt's greatest colossus, Amenhotep III in the Temple of Amun at Karnak!
https://www.gofundme.com/f/be-part-of-the-rebith-of-a-colossus-in-karnak
The Spanish-Egyptian team from the University of Córdoba will begin in January the excavation of the blocks of the largest Colossus ever reconstructed in Egypt, 25 meters high belonging to Amenhotep III. A team made up of 18 Spanish, forming a team of almost 150 people who are going to excavate the blocks of the colossus in the Tenth Pylon of the Temple of Amun of Karnak.
The team has been investigating the fragments of the colossus since the beginning of 2022. Work on Karnak began in May 2023, proceeding to document all currently existing fragments. During the summer of 2023, the area to be excavated has also been studied and prepared to locate the rest of the blocks of the colossus and make reconstruction possible. The funds we need will be used entirely to cover the costs of the excavation that will begin in January.
Amenhotep III Colossus Project

01/12/2023

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Giza Plateau opened the Grand Staircase for visitors starting from December 1.

13/11/2023

CIPEG Annual Meeting & 4th Young CIPEG Meeting, Luxor, 20-24 November: Final Programme!!

09/11/2023

Travel & Tourism News 7/11/2023
Long - awaited Grand egyptian Museum finally to set open next summer

The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum will be fully open by next May at the latest, the country’s tourism minister has pledged, but warned of price rises generally as the country improves facilities

Ahmed Issa, Egypt’s minister of tourism and antiquities, said a soft opening of some parts would happen “probably later this year, maybe January”, with 200 items a day currently being installed. The official opening would be “between February and May” he said.

He said the museum had galleries “the length of three football pitches and could cope with 20,000 visitors a day. “We don’t get a fraction of that across the museums in Egypt.” The new Sphinx Airport, to the west of Cairo, is now open and ready to receive the expected increase in flights, he said, with easyJet and Wizz Air already operating there.



Issa said entry costs to the museum would be around $30, adding, “The London Eye is £48”.

He signalled price increases across the country’s attractions. “In real terms, the price of attractions in Egypt are below 2010. I am committed to getting prices back, adjusted for inflation, to 2010 levels. There is probably going to be another cycle of price increases in the next 12 months. We are committed to improving quality of services and we are going to charge for that.”

Issa said the country would receive 15 million tourists this year despite the situation in neighbouring Gaza. He added 2023 bookings were 32% above 2022 and were above 2019.

“It is a fraction of what we see is the demand for Egyptian product.” This future demand, he said, meant the industry had “to up its game”.

A new visitor centre at Cairo’s Pyramids will open later this year, with greener transport taking tourists to the site, while there are plans for high-speed rail lines linking the Red Sea resorts and Alexandria with the capital.

Incentives would be given to hoteliers to expand, he said. “Today it is very difficult to get a room in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan. The number of Nile cruise rooms is up 40% over 15 months and still there are none available.” He promised subsidised interest payments and tax incentives for developers.

Issa admitted bookings had been hit since the situation in Gaza began. “After 7 October we saw people delay their booking decision for maybe a couple of weeks, but we’ve seen a return to normal booking patterns. We’ve seen a decline in the non-beach product but that’s only 6% of our total tourism.”

He pledged more incentives to airlines and more fam trips. “I don’t want to see an A330 reduced to an A320, we are here to support you. “Maybe you will have lower load factors, but I am sure come mid-December the flights will be full again.”

Source TTG Media https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/long-awaited-grand-egyptian-museum-set-to-open-next-summer-43219?fbclid=IwAR33VltRJJzAlxv7KAF8cozl_VbOtRvXoJwY-T3rhwtgzP0YGnPJedfIiHQ

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03/11/2023

03/11/2023

Imhotep Museum was built in commemoration of the ancient Egyptian architect Imhotep and the renowned French Egyptologist Jean-Philippe Lauer who spent his life excavating in Saqqara.

11/10/2023

The renowned Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria has finally reopened its doors after almost two decades of a long and meticulous restoration and rehabilitation process.

05/10/2023

An archaeological mission involving a joint Egyptian-German team have revealed new celestial imagery during cleaning and restoration works at the Temple of Esna.

03/10/2023

02/10/2023

After the CIPEG annual meeting in Luxor, SEAS - 2023 starts in Aswan!
SEAS -2023 First Circular

28/09/2023

🏛️ Members of the museum profession have an obligation to share their knowledge and experience with colleagues, scholars and students in relevant fields. They should respect and acknowledge those from whom they have learned and should pass on such advancements in techniques and experience that may be of benefit to others.

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28/09/2023

Most travelers who come to Egypt or who simply want to roam the country merely opt to visit the Egyptian museum in Cairo or the Luxor museum in Upper Egypt, not knowing that Egypt actually holds a plethora of interesting and well-organized other museums that are well worth the visit. As such, these....

26/09/2023

A joint Egyptian-German mission has made an unprecedented discovery of eight previously undocumented storage chambers – or magazines – within Sahure’s Pyramid in the Abusir Necropolis south of Giza.

25/09/2023

CIPEG Annual Meeting 2023 in Luxor – 2nd Call for papers and Call for Grant Proposals.

Dear CIPEG members and friends,

We have decided to extend the deadline of the CIPEG Annual Meeting 2023 as well as of the 4th CIPEG Young Meeting in Luxor to 5 October.

We are pleased to announce that CIPEG will support 10 Egyptians with EGP 2500 and exemption from conference fees. Preference for young Egyptians. If you would like to receive a bursary, please send a short CV, a motivation, a description of the project (maximum 500 words) and an estimate of how you would like to spend the bursary no later than 5 October by filling in the attached document. The CIPEG board will select the successful candidates based on the quality of the application by 20 October.