Geographic Area:

Alexandria

Area of Development:

Control and sustainable management of the environmental, artistic and cultural heritage

Sector:

Museums, conservation and restoration

Executive body:

UNESCO

Institutional counterpart:

General Organization for Alexandria Library

Other Funding parties:

-

Beneficiaries:

International academia

Period of implementation:

2002 - 2005

Amount and nature of the funds:

Multi-bilateral channel. 1,055,455 € (grant)

Type of intervention:

Technical assistance, capacity building, supply of equipment

Objective:

Training the Egyptian managerial staff and equipping the laboratory for book restoration

Description of the project:

The project aims at the valorization of the Egyptian cultural heritage, safeguarded and promoted either by virtue of its inestimable intrinsic value, or by virtue of the revenue it generates and the potential factor of stability it introduces to the Country. The intervention is divided into two branches: On the one hand, the completion of a laboratory for book restoration through supplying equipment and training the personnel of the laboratory; on the other hand, developing the management of the library and promoting cultural activities of international standards.