The Closing Ceremony wraps up a hugely successful one-week Training Programme at the El Manial Palace Museum in Cairo On Thursday 3rd December, at El Manial Palace Museum, a closing ceremony was held to conclude the Levantine Foundation Training Programme on Safeguarding Egyptian Written Heritage through Preservation, Conservation and Digitisation. Due to Covid19, training was…

Introduction
The Levantine Foundation is a charity registered in England and the Arab Republic of Egypt, whose aim is to record and preserve cultural heritage on paper and related materials in the Near East through expertise, education, and dissemination of knowledge. The Foundation is grateful to The British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund in Partnership with the…

Education and Training
The Development of The Levantine Foundation Conservation Training Project In 2008, following training delivered to a number of Egyptian conservators during the conservation campaigns at Deir al-Surian, The Levantine Foundation embarked on a conservation training programme in collaboration with the Museum & Art Advisory Limited Liability Company, New York and the Coptic Museum, Cairo. The…

Conservation process
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…

Cataloguing
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….

Newsletter
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…

Preservation & Conservation
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…

Funding & Donations
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…

The New Library
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 & Trustees
Patrons, Staff, Trustees, Partners and Collaborators 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 The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Richard Chartres, Bishop of London Lady…

Training Location
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,…

Training Programme
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 History of Deir al-Surian
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…

Funding
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…

Documents for Students.
Available to download:
SURFACE CLEANING
CONSOLIDATION
BACKING REMOVAL
HUMIDIFICATION
FLATTENING
THE PERILS OF PAPER LECTURE

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About Us
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…

Events
Latest news and events from the Egypt Exploration Society Launch of the Syriac Catalogue British Library, London 30 September 2014 On Tuesday 30th 2014 September in the boardroom of the British Library in London, the Levantine Foundation proudly launched the Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts and Fragments in the Library of Deir al-Surian, Wadi al-Natrun (Egypt)…

Donors
The Levantine Foundation is extremely grateful to the following individuals and organisations for their generous support of our work. The Association for Cultural Exchange The Eranda Foundation The Foyle Foundation The Headley Trust The London Art History Society The Mercers’ Company Dr Khalil Nougaim Mr John Osborn Mr Nigel Pilkington Mr Sameh Sawiris Mr &…

Contact
United Kingdom
Ms Elizabeth Sobczynski
Email: es.aicp@btinternet.com
Tel: +44 207 828 6409
Egypt
Mrs Nevene Sami
Email: nsami@cf-holding.com
Tel: + 20 2 27 953 972

Costs
The cost of the training programme will be funded by donations to The Levantine Foundation.
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