Dr Khalid El Enani, Minister of Antiquities delivered a lecture at the Egyptian Cultural Center in London, about the recent archaeological discoveries, new projects and museums.
Tariq Adel and some 160 people of ambassadors, Egyptologists, representatives of Tour companies, students, academicians and Britons interested in antiquities and Egyptian history attended that lecture.
During the lecture, the minister reviewed many discoveries achieved in past short run.
He said that those discoveries enjoyed wide media covering at the international level especially in the United Kingdom.
He went on to say that tombs, museums and other projects will make tourism flourish again in Egypt.
He reveled that more national projects such as restoring Palace Baron Empain ( a Belgian architect) which will be opened later this month. It will be converted to a museum narrates history Heliopolis District.
The minister affirmed that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will open Sohag’s National Museum.
He pointed out the ongoing works to develop the National Museum of the Egyptian Civilization along with the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
It is worth to mention that the minister is visiting London to open the exhibition of Tutankhamun named” Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” this evening.
The exhibition comes to the British capital, after USA and France, on its third stop of an international tour.
The British people celebrate the collection of the young king as it landed in London.
That collection was on show in Los Angles, USA and Paris, the capital city of France.
Streets of London and the stations of the Tube were decorated with posters carrying photos and some items of collection of the young king.
Also shops, buildings and telephone booths hoisted banners of King Tutankhamun.
Exhibition of the Pharanoic King attracted some 1.7 million visitors when it came to London in 2007.
Most of the British publications prepared photo files about the young king who is also known as the Golden Pharaoh.
The exhibition includes 150 artifacts such as wooden boxes and urns made of the alabaster.
Contributed by Ahmed Moamar
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