October 2019 – Ongoing; funded by Drosos Foundation, the Ford Foundation, US Ambassadors’ Fund for Cultural Preservation, with additional funding from ALIPH Foundation and Prince Claus Fund.
This website is an homage to Historic Cairo’s al-Khalifa District which contains, in addition to seminal monuments such as Cairo Citadel, Ibn Tulun Mosque, and al-Sultan Hasan Mosque, the Gayer-Anderson Museum housed in two Ottoman houses. and Cairo’s unique historic cemetery of al-Qarafa.
The website shares the result of Athar Lina’s research on al-Khalifa’s history and heritage sites and introduces users to new discoveries made in our conservation projects. It guides visitors to al-Khalifa’s hidden crafts and little-known jewels. It highlights sites that we have worked on and can be visited, promotes tours inspired by al-Khalifa and offers the opportunity to buy heritage-inspired products.
Visit al-Khalifa website here.
October 2019 – Ongoing; funded by Drosos Foundation, the Ford Foundation, US Ambassadors’ Fund for Cultural Preservation, with additional funding from ALIPH Foundation and Prince Claus Fund.
This website is an homage to Historic Cairo’s al-Khalifa District which contains, in addition to seminal monuments such as Cairo Citadel, Ibn Tulun Mosque, and al-Sultan Hasan Mosque, the Gayer-Anderson Museum housed in two Ottoman houses. and Cairo’s unique historic cemetery of al-Qarafa.
The website shares the result of Athar Lina’s research on al-Khalifa’s history and heritage sites and introduces users to new discoveries made in our conservation projects. It guides visitors to al-Khalifa’s hidden crafts and little-known jewels. It highlights sites that we have worked on and can be visited, promotes tours inspired by al-Khalifa and offers the opportunity to buy heritage-inspired products.
Visit al-Khalifa website here.
Athar Lina is a participatory conservation initiative that aims to establish modalities of citizen participation in heritage conservation based on an understanding of the monument as a resource not a burden.
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