Serbian National Museum to host roundtable on ancient Egypt

CAIRO – 21 June 2018: The Serbian National Museum, the largest and oldest in the Balkans, will convene a roundtable titled "Ancient Egypt in Serbian Society" on July 12, according to Ambassador of Egypt to Serbia, Amr al Jowaily.

Jowaily met with Bojana Breskovic, the museum’s director, on June 13 during his inspection tour at the Serbian National Museum, which will be inaugurated on June 28 after being closed since 2003 for renewal.

Jowaily referred that the roundtable will be the first activity after the official reopening of the museum and will be held in the museum’s main hall "Atrium" to highlight the 110th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The roundtable is a part of a campaign by the Egyptian Embassy titled "#EgyptALLogy" on social media, aiming to bring the history of ancient Egypt to the non-specialized audience.

During the meeting, Director of public relations at the museum, Lidija Ham, called on Egypt to participate in the reopening, expressing her aspirations to promote the cooperation with Tahrir’s Egyptian Museum and the Grand Egyptian Museum.

She further remarked that ancient Egypt's artifacts, which include a funeral mask and a mummy, will be all exhibited in the Serbian National Museum instead of being displayed in various venues, including Belgrade University.

In the same context, the ambassador of Egypt to Serbia said that bilateral cooperation mechanisms are being discussed with the Antiquities Restoration Centre of the Grand Egyptian Museum.