The conservation process begins with a preservation-needs assessment, recording the physical condition of a specific document and continues with relevant preventive or remedial conservation. The aim of preventive conservation is to prevent future damage from occurring, to maintain, and where possible, enhance the condition of document, while managing potential risks, such as handling and environmental…

A vital part of recording the collection is the detailed cataloguing of its diverse contents. June 2019: Stephen J. Davis, Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University has been cataloguing the Coptic and Arabic manuscripts. When complete this catalogue will represent one of the single most important collections of early Christian literature in the world….

In the new 2020 Levantine Foundation Newsletter, CEO Elizabeth Sobczynski writes:- After a number of years of acute fundraising difficulty due to political and social unrest in Egypt, the Foundation is delighted to announce two successful applications to the British Council under its Cultural Protection Fund (CPF) in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media…

The Foundation’s most important project is to secure the future of the manuscripts in the Deir al-Surian Library. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries a great quantity of Deir al-Surian manuscripts were taken to Europe and are, today, held in several important collections, including the British Library and the Vatican Library.  The large number of…

The Levantine Foundation is, currently, in receipt of a second annual grant from the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, in Partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, which allows us to continue to: • Conserve the Arabic, Coptic, Ethiopic and Syriac manuscripts of Deir al-Surian Monastery • Provide training and technical support in…

On Sunday 19 May, 2013, the Deir al-Surian has opened its doors to guests attending the opening of the new state-of-the-art library. The event was held under the patronage of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark; His Grace Bishop Mattaos, Abbot of Deir al-Surian; and The Levantine Foundation.

Patrons, Staff, Trustees, Partners and Collaborators PresidentSir Derek Plumbly, KCMG Patrons His Holiness Pope Tawadros II Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark His Grace Bishop Mattaos, Abbot of Deir al Surian The Viscount Portman The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, KT GCVO Lady Plumbly Count Adam Zamoyski Prof. Lucas van…

Programmes in Museology and Conservation are delivered at a variety of fascinating and historic venues, including the Deir al-Surian Monastery, the Supreme Council of Antiquities, The National Library & Archives of Egypt, the Coptic Museum in Cairo, and the Prince Mohammed Ali Palace. Study visits have taken place at the Coptic Museum, the Egyptian Museum,…

Chronology of TLF Training Programme 2020 Safeguarding Egyptian Cultural Heritage through Preservation, Conservation and Digitisation This eight day course, hosted between 23 November and 2 December, within the historic Prince Mohammed Ali Palace, Cairo and delivered online, globally, is produced in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Egypt Exploration Society. It…

The Monastery of the Syrians For many centuries, the desert has provided escape and isolation for those who have turned their backs on secular life, to be alone with their god. From the beginning of the first millennium AD, it has been a sanctuary, inhabited by hermits and monks becoming, in the early 3rd century…

Preserving Egyptian Coptic Heritage through Conservation, Scholarship and Educational Dissemination A BRITISH COUNCIL GRANT PROVIDES THE LEVANTINE FOUNDATION’S CONSERVATION FIELD CAMPAIGNS AT DEIR AL-SURIAN, EGYPT The Levantine Foundation is delighted to announce a grant from the British Council’s £30 million Cultural Protection Fund, in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Fifty…

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The Levantine Foundation is a non political registered charity founded in the UK in 2002 and in the Arab Republic of Egypt where it received NGO status in 2007, under Law no. 84 (2002). The registered office in England: 106 St. George’s Square, London SW1V 3QY The Foundation works to preserve Near Eastern historical documents…

The Levantine Foundation invites you to Film Premieres Preserving World Memory: The Levantine Foundation & Deir al-Surian&The Wonders of Writing: The Story of How Books were Made Originally shown on Tuesday 16 February 202115:00 -16:30 (UK time – GMT) 1. Preserving World Memory: The Levantine Foundation & Deir al-Surian This is a 20-minute documentary giving an…

The British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, in partnership with the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. The Cultural Protection Fund aims to help to create sustainable opportunities for economic and social development through building capacity to foster, safeguard and promote cultural heritage. Since 2016 the fund has invested over £3.5 million in seven…

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