About The Event
Objectives:
The Webinar aims to provide the opportunity to have updates on the museum development in Egypt and Sudan, their progress, achievements as well as challenges and opportunities within the framework of UNESCO Priority Africa and ResiliArt movement.
Outcomes:
Attendees will gain information on the progress and achievements related to the ongoing projects in the area of heritage and museums in Egypt and Sudan. Attendees will have a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities derived from the heritage safeguarding and museum development, as well as the role that heritage science can play for achieving the wellbeing of the community and sustainable development in Africa.
When
Saturday, 5 th September 2020 11:00 am – 3:00 pm (Cairo Time) Cairo, Egypt
Where
Online Blackboard
Event Speakers
Here are some of our speakers
Prof Ismail Al Fehail
Director of Heritage House
Mr Abdelgadir Salih
UNESCO Khartoum Office Natural Sciences and Culture National Programme Officer
Dr. Ghaith Fariz
Director of UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States
Dr. Pavel Kropkin
Head of UNESCO in Khartoum
Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar
Associate Professor of Heritage Science, E-JUST
Prof Dr. Ahmed Farouk Ghoneim
Executive Director of the Authority of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (Egypt)
Dr Hosni Abdelrehaim
Director, Nubia Museum (Egypt)
Dr. Okasha El-Daly
Professor of Heritage Studies, UCL, UK
Dr. Ilona Regulski
Curator Egyptian Written Culture, Department of Egypt and Sudan, The British Museum, EU project ‘Transforming the Egyptian Museum Cairo’ (UK)
Dr. Akatsuki Takahashi
Program Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States
MR. Ahmed Moussa
Heritage Science Scholar, E-JUST
MS. Dalia Ali
Heritage Science Scholar, E-JUST
MS. Randa Deraz
Heritage Science Scholar, E-JUST
Dr. Hatim El Nor
Director National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) (Sudan)
Ms. Alyaa Taha
Culture Unit, Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States
Event Schedule
Here is our event schedule
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Ghaith Fariz (Director of UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences in the Arab States)
Dr. Pavel Kropkin (Head of UNESCO in Khartoum)
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Abdelrazek Elnaggar (Associate Professor of Heritage Science, E-JUST)
UNESCO Priority Africa and Culture
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)
Prof Dr. Ahmed Farouk Ghoneim, Executive Director of the Authority of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (Egypt)
Sudan National Museum (SNM) Rehabilitation Project
Dr. Hatim El Nor, Director, National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) (Sudan)
Nubia Museum in Aswan
Dr Hosni Abdelrehaim, Director, Nubia Museum (Egypt)
Break
Dr. Okasha El-Daly, Professor of Heritage Studies, UCL, UK - Challenges Facing Museums in Egypt and Sudan
Dr. Ilona Regulski, Curator Egyptian Written Culture, Department of Egypt and Sudan, The British Museum, EU project ‘Transforming the Egyptian Museum Cairo’ (UK) - The Purpose of Modern Museums
Prof Ismail Al Fehail, Director of Heritage House - Strategy for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Sudan
Q and A
Wrap up and closing: Mr Abdelgadir Salih and Dr Akatsuki Takahashi (UNESCO) and Abdelrazek Elnaggar (E-JUST)
Event Gallery
Sponsors
