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February 2010 Arizona Chapter Events (Tucson)

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LECTURE: Protecting Cultural Sites in a Living Context - Balancing Scholarship, Cultural Tourism, and the Interests of the Local Population

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 5:30 p.m.

Chapter: Arizona

Presenter: Michael Jones, Associate Director of Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project

Description: Michael will explore a critical issue in cultural heritage management - the sustainability of heritage and its display and presentation in the face of the inevitable challenges constantly affecting the historic environment and the priorities of its modern inhabitants. This issue impacts the highest profile cultural and tourist sites in Egypt from the ancient in Luxor to the modern in Cairo.

Location: University of Arizona Bookstore in the Student Union Memorial Center, 1209 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Az., 85721. (Speedway Blvd. to Mountain Ave., south on Mountain Ave. Student Union is straight ahead, and a parking garage to the left.)

Lecture is free and open to the public.

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