The Egyptian Gazette du 26 mai 08 : Création d’un nouveau site web…

Sponsored by Germany, Nâdya Tumûn (an expert at Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities) together with Elke REINHUBER (a professor at the Institute of Media Research at the University of Braunschweig/Germany) in cooperation with the Supreme Council of Antiquities as well as the Coptic Museum in Cairo created a new website aimed at making the Coptic culture accessible to a broader number of people. The project started with a workshop: training a selected number of staff in documentation and presentation of objects, professional handling of camera/light/tripod and achieving as well as further processing the results at the computer. After the workshop, the project culminated in the establishment of the new website, hosting prominent contributions of experts in diverse areas like Coptic architecture, language, art, music and much more. Zâhî Hawwâs, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Father Gabriel (Abû Sirga Church), Farîd Mansûr (The Friends of the Coptic Museum) and Bishop Siluanis (Old Cairo, History and Importance of Old Cairo) are among the prominent contributors. Following the opening ceremony last night, the new website: www.coptic-cairo.com is accessible to visitors. (“Website on Coptic culture”, The Egyptian Gazette, April 24, 2008).


EGYPT: WEBSITE ON COPTIC CULTURE LAUNCHED(ANSAmed)

CAIRO, APRIL 24 - The Coptic Museum in Cairo created anew website aimed at making the Coptic culture accessible to a broadernumber of people, reported today local newspaper the Egyptian Gazette. Thewebsite is sponsored by the Supreme Council of Antiques (SCA) Germany,Najda Tomoum (an expert at Egypt's SCA) together with Elke Reinhuber (aprofessor at the Institute of Media Research at the University ofBraunschweig/Germany) as well as the Coptic Museum in Cairo. The projectstarted with a workshop training a selected number of staff in documentationand presentation of objects, professional handling of camera-light-tripod andachieving as well as further processing the results at the computer. After theworkshop, the project culminated in the establishment of the new website,hosting prominent contributions of experts in diverse areas like Copticarchitecture, language, art, music and much more. Following the openingceremony last night the new website www.coptic-cairo.com is accessible tovisitors. (ANSAmed).2008-04-24 16:14