History workshop for the visually impaired to be held in Alexandria

CAIRO - 29 January 2020: In cooperation with Taha Hussein Library for the Visually Impaired in Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Archeology Museum is organizing a workshop for the visually impaired children under the title "Archeologist".

The 30-minute workshop will be held on Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.

The workshop is divided into:

- Coloring drawings of artifacts, and acquainting the participants with them.
- Acquainting the participants with the costumes worn by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks through touching the fabrics.
- Modeling clay figures for some artifacts in the museum, and screening the movie "Mummification."

The New Alexandria Library or the General Library of Alexandria is a reproduction of the old Library of Alexandria, the largest library of its time, a huge project that Egypt undertook jointly with the United Nations. The library was rebuilt in a location close to the old library in Al-Shatby area. The new library was opened on October 16, 2002.

The Library of Alexandria contains several museums, including the Antiquities Museum. The museum’s collection covers various eras of the Egyptian civilization, starting from the Pharaonic era until the Islamic era, and passing through the Greek civilization that came to Egypt with the conquest of Alexander the Great.

This is in addition to the BA Antiquities Museum which exhibits a collection of about 1079 artifacts and the Manuscripts Museum, which is one of the academic centers attached to the Library. This museum was established by a Republican Decree No. (269) of 2002.

Last but not least, the fourth museum of the library is the History of Science Museum. The museum displays the development of science in Egypt over three consecutive historical periods that make up the main sections of the museum: the Pharaonic section, the Greek section and the Arab and Islamic section.