Conference Objectives

        To provide a forum for leaders in the field of museology and those in charge of the     collections of Egyptian Antiquities.

• To exchange points of views on recent museology theories, studies and techniques.
• Promote the culture importance of museums aimed at increasing the archeological public awareness giving the chance for international museum professionals and their Egyptian colleagues to interact.

  Conference Sessions & Programe
        The conference sessions will be devoted to discussions led by invited Professionals in     museum studies on the following themes:

• Scientific management of the collections and their exhibitions.
• Museums and the public.
• Touring exhibitions in the era of globalization.
• The pragmatics of museum administration.
• The museum as a business from the financial aspects.
  

        Succeeding the conference a one week museum tour will be accessible to all     participants. This will enable them to tour all Egypt's provincial museums (Kom Aushim -     Beni Suef - Minya- Luxor - Aswan - Kharga - Bahariya - the Greco Roman Museum - Coptic     Museum in Cairo).

  Conference Programe

• All conference sessions will be held in a tent set in the museum garden.
  
• Tea breaks are free.

       Morning

09.30 a,m. -11.30 a.m.	Registration
12.00 a.m. -13.00 p.m.	Opening Session, (welcome word by Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the SCA and Dr. Mamdouh El Damati, General Manager of Egyptian Museum.)
13.00 p.m. -14.30 p.m.	Lunch break

    Afternoon

   Conference Session chaired by Fayza Haikal (each paper 25 minutes)

14.30 p.m. -15.00 p.m.	Aly Radwan: "Narmer, The Father of the Egyptian Civilization"
15.00 p.m. -15.30 p.m.	Regine Schulz: " Images of the divine : Ancient Egyptian bronzes in the.. Walters Art museum"
15.30 p.m. -16.00 p.m.	Christiane Ziegler : From the Nile to the Great Canal "The Pharaons in Venice"
16.00 pm. -16.30 p.m.	Tea break
16.30 p.m. -17.00p.m.	Moharned Saleh: "New installations in the Egyptian museum, 1992 - 1998."
17.00 p.m. -17.30p.m.	Noura Ebeid : "The Campaign for financing capital requirements for the grand Egyptian museum"
17.30 p.m. -18.00 p.m.	Regine Schulz : "CIPEG and ICOM"
18.00 pm. - 18.30 p.m.	Half hour discussions.
19.30 p.m. -21.30 p.m.	Cockial reception set in a tent in the museum garden for all conference participants by invitation (needed for attendance) hosted by Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of SCA and Dr. Mamdouh El Damati, General Manager of Egyptian museum. Members of the press will be attending for event Coverage.

    TUESDAY. 10tb DECEMBER. 2002 *

        Morning

   Conference Session chaired by Vivian Davies (each paper 25 minutes)

09.30 a.m. -10.00 a.m.	Saphinaz Amal Naguib, from Temple to information center: "New perspectives on the role of museums in the 21st century".
10.00 a.rn. -10.30 a.m.	Wafaa El Saddik: "Some Educational remarks on museum education ".
10.30 am. -11.00 am.	Wilfried Seipel : "Museums - Fundaments of understanding"
11.00:a.m- 11.30 a.m.	Tea break
11.30 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.	Mamdouh El Damaty: "Gallery for the Blind in the Egyptian museum
12.00 p.m. -12.30 p.m.	Arne Eggebrecht: "The Hildesheim effect - Experience of 26 years of museums co-operation between Egypt and Germany".
12.30 pm. -13.00 pm.	Half hour discussions.
13.00 p.m -14.30 p.m.	Lunch break.

    Afternoon:

   Conference Session chaired by Chr. Ziegler ( each paper 25 minutes).

14.30 p.m. -15.00 pm.	Dorothea Arnold : "Egyptian museum, Cairo -Metropolitan museum, New York:100 years of Partnership"
15.00 pm. -15.30 pm.	Vivian Davies : "Ancient Egypt in the British museum"
15.30 pm. -16.00 pm.	A.-M. Donadoni : "Le Musee Egyptien de Turin Histoire et projets"
16.00 p.m. -16.30 p.m.	Tea break.
16.30 p.m. -17.00 p.m.	Rita Freed:" Egypt in Boston : Past, Present, and Future"
17.00 p.m. -17.30 p.m.	Ossama Abdel Wareth : "The Nubian museum and society"
17.30 p.m. -18.00 pm	Half hour discussions

End of all conference sessions

    * WEDNESDAY, 11 th DECEMBER, 2002*

FREE

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        A full day visit to Alexandria can be arranged at an extra cost of L.E. 100. curing which you     will be able to visit the new Alexandria Library and the museums in the sarne compound.     Minimum number of participants is 30 persons, booking has to be made one day earlier a     information desk in the museum where all trip details will be available.

    * THURSDAY12th DECEMBER

17.00-18.00 p.m.	Beginning of celebration events with a word by and Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General SCA and Dr. Mamdouh El Damati , General manager of Egyptian museum. Commemoration and honoring of persons who participated in significant works in the Egyptian museum. Projection of National Geographic documentary film on the Egyptian museum. (30 minutes,)
18.00-20.00 p.m.	Dr. Zahi Hawass inauguration of the following: Exhibition of photographs and historical archives and documentations of the Egyptian museum. Museum Educational Center (Restorers' training, Museum school, Children's workshop). Conservation Laboratory. Exhibition "The Hidden Treasures of the Egyptian Museum". Demonstration of the museum digital guide.
20.30-22.30 p.m.	Seated dinner for invited participants and members of the media and press, set in a tent in the museum garden, accompained by entertaining performances to mark this event.