Are you ready to spend Ramadan night in the heart of Historic Cairo? Join us for our upcoming veneer wood workshop and a suhoor gathering at al-khalifa community centre. During the workshop, we will explore the history of veneer wood craftsmanship and the different types of veneer, how it's extracted, and how it's used to manufacture wooden ...
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Join us in Clay Chronicles: Shaping History Through Pottery tour and delve into the unique history of ceramics across different Islamic eras, followed by a workshop to master the art of painting on ceramic plates. Tour Details: The day begins with a tour at 10:00 AM at the Museum of Islamic Ceramics at Gezira Art Centre. Together, we will ...
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Join us for an exceptional tour with the women of al-Khalifa neighbourhood, and discover the stories intricately woven by their skilled hands through the art of khiyamiyya, and create your khiyamiyya piece inspired by the heritage of the area. During this tour, the women of al-Khalifa neighbourhood will take us on a journey into their rich ...
read moreWe're delighted to share the news of al-Khalifa Urban Dreams film series winning the Audio-Visual Media category in the the Golden Cubes Awards!
Congratulations to all the hardworking young filmmakers and to many more achievements!
To watch al-Khalifa Urban Dreams films: https://shorturl.at/tMPS0
The filmmaking project is in partnership with international place-making filmmakers Jessica Jacobs Film Geographies and Vitor Hugo Costa Metafilmes and in collaboration with Nature Conservation Egypt (NCE)and is funded by Landscapes of Hope.
The fifth edition of the Golden Cubes Awards is organised by the UIA Architecture and Children Work Programme.
Site preparations and preliminary conservation works have started in the dome of Safiyy al-Din Jawhar and dome of Yahya al-Shabih as part of Athar Lina’s Heritage and Climate project funded by the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
More about the project: https://shorturl.at/cGHT9
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.