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