The Levantine Foundation
in partnership with The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and The Egypt Exploration Society
Safeguarding Egyptian Cultural Heritage
through
Preservation, Conservation and Digitisation
Training Programme
Cairo 2020
Online
23 November – 2 December 2020
The Levantine Foundation is proud to announce its fourth Training Programme in Museology and Paper Conservation to be held online over eight days between 23 November and 2 December 2020.
Delivered in partnership with The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and The Egypt Exploration Society, it is the latest in a continuing series of training courses for professionals from leading museums, libraries, universities, and monastic collections in Egypt.
Founded in 2002, The Levantine Foundation works to preserve Egyptian and Near Eastern historical documents on paper and parchment, and to disseminate their hugely important cultural content to a broader public. Since its inception, The Foundation has been cataloguing and preserving the unique collection of codices and manuscripts from the Library of Egypt’s Deir al-Surian Monastery.
This year, for the first time ever, internationally recognised tutors will deliver the training programme online. The programme will be of particular interest to the students and faculty members of universities, museums and similarly recognised learned institutions. All sessions will be delivered in English.
Download The Levantine Foundation 2020 Training Programme
Location: Prince Mohammed Ali Palace ( El Manial Palace Museum), 1 Al Saray, Cairo
Tickets for the online presentations may be obtained from: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safeguarding-of-egyptian-cultural-heritage-the-levantine-foundation-tickets-128525472147?aff=erelliymlt&keep_tld=1
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The Levantine Foundation is proud to announce its fourth Training Programme in Museology and Paper Conservation to be held over eight days between 23 November and 2 December 2020.
Delivered in partnership with The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and The Egypt Exploration Society, it is the latest in a continuing series of training courses for professionals from leading museums, libraries, universities, and monastic collections in Egypt.
Founded in 2002, The Levantine Foundation works to preserve Egyptian and Near Eastern historical documents on paper and parchment, and to disseminate their hugely important cultural content to a broader public. Since its inception, The Foundation has been cataloguing and preserving the unique collection of codices and manuscripts from the Library of Egypt’s Deir al-Surian Monastery.
This year, for the first time ever, internationally recognised tutors will deliver the training programme online. The programme will be of particular interest to the students and faculty members of universities, museums and similarly recognised learned institutions. All sessions will be delivered in English.
The programme has the specific goals of:
1. Updating delegates’ skills and knowledge in the areas of early book conservation, and the curation and display of both manuscripts and codices.
2. Expanding delegates’ understanding of the history and technologies of Coptic and Islamic books and documents from the third to fifteenth centuries AD.
3. Updating delegates’ knowledge in modern conservation and display standards and requirements
Full details of the programme or additional information, may be obtained by contacting either
Nevene Sami, Executive Secretary, The Levantine Foundation (Cairo): nsami@cf-holding.com or John J Johnston, Project Manager, The Levantine Foundation (London): JJJ_Levantine@outlook.com
The Foundation is grateful to The British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, in Partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport for the ongoing grants awarded for 2019-21.
Specific queries or requests for additional information should be directed to Nevene Sami, Executive Secretary, The Levantine Foundation (Cairo): nsami@cf-holding.com Mobile: 01222272067.
The Levantine Foundation is a non-political charity, registered in England 4506398, and in The Arab Republic of Egypt under Law No 84 (2002), registered charity number 1094436.