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- All-New Egyptian Museum - Brief article describes how plans for the "grand Egyptian Museum" are now well underway; from News from the Nile, Vol 7, Issue 1 (March 2002), Abercrombie & Kent Egypt.
www.akegypt.com/mar02.htm
- American Donations to Build the New Egyptian Museum - An early (10/6/97) description of the new Egyptian Museum, its site, funding, and components; from ArabicNews.
www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/971006/1997100625.html
- Egypt Builds New Home for Relics of Tutankhamun - Article by Nicole Veash (filed from Cairo 16/12/2001), describing plans to build the world's largest museum of Egyptian antiquities near the Pyramids of Giza; from NewsTelegraph.co.uk.
portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2001%2F12%2F16%2Fwgiza16.xml
- Egyptian Museum with New Security System - An early (April 13, 1998) mention of plans for the new Egyptian Museum, in the context of upgraded security at the Tahrir Square building; press release from Egypt State Information Service.
www.us.sis.gov.eg/online/html/o130498a.htm
- Final Home for Tutankhamun's Treasure - News release dated February 07, 2002 describes the location, design competition, funding, exhibits, and workrooms in the new Egyptian Museum; from Egypt State Information Service.
www.sis.gov.eg/online/html1/feb.htm
- Grand Egyptian Museum - Website for the proposed Great Egyptian Museum's International Architecture Competition; has information on the project's background, the site, collections to be housed therein, pictures and maps, and other related aspects.
www.gem.gov.eg/index/home.htm
- Mubarak Lays Foundation Stone of New Egyptian Museum - Report dated 2/4/2002 that President Mubarak has implaced the foundation stone of the new Egyptian Museum; from ArabicNews.
www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020204/2002020447.html
- Mubarak Lays Foundation Stone of New Egyptian Museum - Video clip (10:47 minutes) of the foundation stone laying ceremony for the new Egyptian Museum, held on 4 February 2002; from Egypt State Information Service.
www.sis.gov.eg/realpg/html1/pres3.htm
- Neglect Puts a Damper on Museum's Treasures - Associated Press article by Jasper Mortimer (published April 30, 1998), explaining space, security, environmental, and display problems in the Egyptian Museum, and why a new facility is badly needed; from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/043098/muse30.html
- New Egyptian Museum to be Erected Soon - A report presented at the Eighth International Congress of Egyptology (Cairo, 28 March-03 April 2000) provides a brief history of the Egyptian Museum and why a new facility is urgently needed; by Naglaa El Zahlawi.
www.guardians.net/sca/congress2000/congress_2000_pt2.htm
- President Mubarak Lays Foundation Stone of New Egyptian Museum - Under date February 4, 2002, photograph shows Egyptian President Mubarak laying the foundation stone of the new Egyptian Museum; official photo from News Desk of The Egyptian Presidency website.
www.presidency.gov.eg/html/President_Meetings_februray2002.html
- Special Museums for Tutankhamen, the Royal Mummies in the New Egyptian Museum - Brief notice, dated 3/24/2000, relating that the Egyptian Culture Ministry has decided to specify museums for Tutankhamen, the royal mummies, Ramses II, and the royal jewelers in the new Egyptian Museum; from ArabicNews. Special museums for Tutankhamen, the royal mummies in the new Egyptian Museum, Egypt, Culture. ArabicNews.com - Your source for Daily News about the Arabic world.
www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/000324/2000032424.html
- Starting Steps of Establishing the New Egyptian Museum - Brief article, dated 12/27/1999, relating the Egyptian Ministry of Culture's receipt of feasibility studies and technical designs for the new Egyptian Museum; from ArabicNews.
arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/991227/1999122701.html
- Then-"New" Egyptian Museum (1906) - Photograph of the then-new Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, taken by Sydney Upton on 29 October 1906; from the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/AR/99-00/99-00_Museum_fig2.html
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