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Archaeologists Uncover Largest Trove of Mummification Materials in Egypt

by Sarah Rose Sharp March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

“It is probably the largest complex and undisturbed find of its kind originating from ancient Egypt,” said Mohamed Megahed, head of the archaeological mission.

Posted inOpinion

Should We Be Displaying the Dead Bodies of Preserved Ancestors?

Avatar photo by Christina Riggs October 20, 2020September 10, 2021

The bodies of ancient “mummies” made the news again this month, when Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism opened one of the recently unearthed 59 wooden coffins.

Posted inArt

In Cairo, Artists Use Pixels, Cyborgs, and More to Examine Technology and Belief

Avatar photo by Leslee Michelsen March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

A trio of exhibitions laud technology as a springboard and a tool, while also probing the way it can harbor a quiet threat.

Posted inIn Brief

Egyptian Airport Officials Find Mummy Remains Smuggled in a Loudspeaker

Avatar photo by Zachary Small February 28, 2019

Authorities intercepted the package on its way to Belgium after X-rays revealed dismembered body parts inside the equipment.

Posted inArt

A Father and Son Propose Better Worlds Through Cyborgs and Infrastructure Projects

by Mariam Elnozahy February 13, 2019

An unusual exhibition in draws a line between work being made in the heyday of Nasser’s Egypt and today.

Still from In the Last Days of the City
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Cairo International Film Festival Drops Acclaimed Egyptian Movie, Sparking Anger

by Mia Jankowicz October 28, 2016October 30, 2016

After announcing the inclusion of Tamer El Said’s film In the Last Days of the City in its next edition, the Cairo International Film Festival abruptly removed it from its program, allegedly for screening in too many other festivals.

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Townhouse Gallery’s Main Cairo Space Escapes the Wrecking Ball

by Mia Jankowicz April 13, 2016April 20, 2016

CAIRO — This evening, around 6:15pm local time, Townhouse Gallery’s lawyer confirmed that a committee of engineers has deemed a demolition order, issued on Saturday, unnecessary.

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Cairo’s Townhouse Gallery Partially Collapses

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton April 8, 2016April 8, 2016

The façade of the historic building building at 10 Nabrawy Street in downtown Cairo that houses part of the revered Townhouse Gallery collapsed on Wednesday morning.

Posted inIn Brief

Artist Transforms Buildings in Cairo’s “Garbage City” with Massive Calligraphic Message

by Claire Voon March 29, 2016April 9, 2016

The destination of all of Cairo’s trash is widely known internationally as “Garbage City.” But over the past few weeks, the neighborhood of Manshiyat Naser has been witnessing an unexpected and vivid creation spread across its landscape, towering over the dirty discards that line its streets.

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Crimes of the Art

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton June 9, 2015June 11, 2015

On this week’s art crime blotter: cops catch Dale Chihuly employee stealing glass en masse, Nebraska teen lights sculpture on fire, and a Florida man’s tin-foil-wrapped house is not a hit with neighbors.

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Egypt Plans Skyscraper Inspired by Giza Pyramids

by Laura C. Mallonee March 4, 2015March 5, 2015

For centuries, tourists have flocked to Cairo to behold the Pyramids of Giza firsthand.

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Photographs from Life in the Tombs of Cairo’s City of the Dead

Avatar photo by Allison Meier August 28, 2014August 30, 2014

For decades, an affordable housing shortage in Cairo, one of the largest cities in the world, has resulted in hundreds of families moving into the cemeteries. Photojournalist Tamara Abdul Hadi went into one such community to document what life is like among the dead.

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