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FIELD SCHOOL AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITY YIELDING VISIBLE RESULTS

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SCA Conservation students
Photo: Owen Murray

Twenty-seven Egyptian trainees from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) are in the midst of a 7-month training schedule (2009/2010 season) that includes lessons from expert conservation specialists from Egypt and throughout the world. Classes at the state-of-the-art conservation lab constructed by ARCE inside the Karnak complex offers students an opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom on nearby monuments and artifacts under the direction of their instructors. This unprecedented lab is also accessibe to SCA and ARCE conservation professionals working in the area.... Read More>>

FEATURED PROJECT

THE MOSQUE OF ASLAM-AL-SILAHDAR

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The mosque built in 1344-45 by Amir Aslam al-Silahdar is among the masterpieces of Mamluk architecture in Cairo, but time has taken a heavy toll.

Work by the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe in the early 20th century saved the building from perishing altogether, but by 2000, it was in urgent need of conservation.

ARCE and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture partnered to conserve the mosque in 2006, and the project was completed in May 2009.... Read More >>

2010 Annual Meeting

The ARCE Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for members and the general public to hear about the latest scholarship on Egypt and network with professionals in the field.

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