Open AccessFine Arts in Egypt
Author(s) -
Tammy Gaber
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of islam and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3741
pISSN - 2690-3733
DOI - 10.35632/ajis.v25i4.1451
Subject(s) - ceremony , the arts , art , visual arts , architecture , fine art , art history , ancient history , history , archaeology
The “Fine Arts in Egypt: 100 Years of Creativity” conference, which tookplace on 19-22 October 2008 at Helwan University, Cairo, celebrated thecentennial of the establishment of one of the leading fine arts educationalinstitutions in Egypt and the Arab world. It was convened on the premisesof Cairo’s Opera House.Held under the auspices of Egypt’s first lady, Suzanne Mubarak, theopening ceremony featured welcome speeches by Farouk Hosni (minister ofculture), Abdulla Barakat (president, Helwan University), Mohamed Mekkawy(dean, Fine Arts), and Aleya Abdel-Hadi (conference organizer).Following these speeches, Benedetto Todar (dean of architecture, Sapienza,Rome) and Hazem El Kowedi (governor, Helwan) gave keynote addresseson architecture ...