Category: CULTURE
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Egyptian archaeologists unearth tomb of 18th Dynasty magistrate in west Luxor
Mostafa Waziry, Director General of Luxor Antiquities, told reporters on Tuesday that the tomb, which was unearthed in the Deraa Abu El-Nagaa necropolis, most likely belonged to the city’s counsullor Usrhat. The New Kingdom funerary collection includes dozens of statues, coffins and mummies. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany told Ahram Online that, despite the tomb’s…
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Athens and Epidaurus Festival 2017: Youthful, Alternative, Political
Throughout this summer, the Festival will present a rich programme of open-air theatre, ancient drama, opera, classical music, concerts and dance performances at landmark locations in Athens and Epidaurus. Its new identity – a festival that is inclusive, that reflects its host city, and that brings the livelier aspects of society back into play is…
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University of Athens online course: The arts of ancient Greece
As part of the arts/culture category of the UoA’s e-learning programmes, “The arts of ancient Greece: the birth of classical taste” offers a journey through the fascinating developments in Greek art in the period between 1200 to 30 BCE. Introducing participants to an extraordinary cultural phenomenon, the course caters to the beginner in the study…