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Antiquities min. to partake in pharaonic exhibition's inauguration in Monaco


Thu 05 Jul 2018 | 04:55 PM
Hassan El-Khawaga

Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani will participate on Friday in inaugurating a pharaonic exhibition, titled "The Golden Treasures Pharaohs - 2500 Years of the Goldsmith's Art in Ancient Egypt" at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, set to run from July 7 till September 9.

Anani is scheduled to inspect the exhibition' pavilions before its official inauguration by Prince of Monaco Albert II.

Meanwhile, Egypt's Ambassador to France Ihab Badawi said the event reflects the Europeans' passion for the Egyptian antiquities, expecting that the exhibition would contribute to promoting archaeological tourism in Egypt.

The exhibition will include Egyptian artifacts, borrowed from French, Austrian, Italian and Belgian museums.

Number of diplomats and archaeologists will attend the event, including the exhibition curator Christiane Ziegler, the honorary director of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre Museum.