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The BA Celebrates International Museum Day

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is launching an event to celebrate International Museum Day on Monday, 18 May 2026. The event is titled “Alexandria… A Museum of Civilizations” and organized by the Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center (Alex Med), the Antiquities Museum, and the Art Exhibitions ...

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The BA Concludes the Exhibition “Alexander the Great: Back to Egypt”

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina concluded the exhibition “Alexander the Great: Back to Egypt,” which was held from 13 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, under the patronage of the Greek Embassy in Cairo, the Greek Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, and Interior, Aristotle University of ...

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The Egyptian Ministry of Culture Honors the BA for its Role in Supporting Arabic Calligraphy and Preserving its Heritage

Dr. Ahmed Fouad Heno, Minister of Culture, honored the Bibliotheca Alexandrina at the conclusion of the 10 th Cairo International Forum for Arabic Calligraphy (2025), which was held on Sunday, 21 December 2025. The honor was in recognition of the Library’s pioneering role and continuous ...

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The BA Takes Part in the Opening of the 10^th Cairo International Calligraphy Forum

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina takes part in the opening of the 10 th Cairo International Calligraphy Forum, organized by the Cultural Development Fund of the Visual Arts Sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, at the Palace of Arts (Egypt’s Opera House), under the patronage of Dr. Ahmed Fouad ...

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Call for Application: Agenda Exhibition 2026

The BA Exhibitions and Collections Department is pleased to announce its call for application for the 19 th  round of the Agenda Exhibition (Square Meter: a Free Space for Creativity). Registration is available through the following link:  https://www.bibalex.org/agenda2026 ...

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