Alexandria, the main harbor of egypt on the mediterranean, was once called the pearl of the mediterranean. Seen from above it proposes the image of the sun egyptian hieroglyphs show the sun generally as a simple disk. Media advisor to the bibliotheca alexandrina, hossam abdelkader, said the book fair, which has been held annually since 15 years, has. The 14th edition of the alexandria international book fair, run by the bibliotheca alexandrina ba is now underway. Situated on an area of 260 m2, the museum is part of the bas endeavor to document the history of modern egypt. Under his successors the ptolemies it became the intellectual capital of the ancient world. Moreover, the book fair will host the young stars of social media, and will dedicate a number of interviews and seminars to the role of women, in celebration of the international womens day. In addition to the library facilities, the library also contains other cultural. The bibliotheca alexandrina continually organizes cultural and scientific events every year like alexandria international book fair, art exhibitions, conferences, seminars, concerts and theatrical performances. Standing on the alexandrian corniche, the bibliotheca alexandrina is a vast and striking example of modern 21st century architecture, but the building recalls something much older. The book fair began on the 23rd of march and will continue until 7 april. Alexandria international book fair in action in egypt. Strabo, the geographer in the 1st century ad, called alexandria the greatest emporium of the inhabited world. Dec 11, 2017 a book conservator who is the head of conservation and restoration unit at bibliotheca alexandrina in egypt, afifi has been with the library for nearly twenty years.
This highend facility will allow the bibliotheca alexandrina to digitize its own books. Bibliotheca alexandrina dedicates its publications to arab. The bibliotheca alexandrina is organizing its 16 th alexandria international book fair to be held from to 23 april 2020 participating in the book fair is open only for publishers, members of union publishers, representatives of states, and public and international institutions. Posted on november 9, 2010 by neosalexandria alexandria in egypt was the first city founded by alexander the great. Alexandria international book fair bibliotheca alexandrina. The free bibliotheca alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the spirit of openness and scholarship of the original bibliotheca alexandrina. The library itself is a complex of buildings set right on the mediterranean, with a planetarium, 2000seat lecture hall, specialized collections, exhibition space, and the largest openspan reading room in the world. The bibliotheca alexandrina is trilingual, containing books in classical arabic, english, and french. Bayoumi further explained that the exhibition will be held on the land of goethe. The new library is huge and modern, with multitiered levels inside. The witches pyramid book launch with talk at treadwells. Bibliotheca alexandrina official website a reimagining of alexandrias ancient great library, this gorgeously designed cultural center contains a host of museums as well as one of the modern worlds most ambitious libraries. This dream came true right after the inauguration of the ba in 2002.
Follow us for updates about the bibliotheca alexandrina conference center and all its events. Book fair at bibliotheca alexandrina daily news egypt. The alexandria international book fair aibf, organised by the general egyptian book authority in collaboration with the bibliotheca alexandrina, will feature 230 arab and international publishers. The library offered a 20 percent discount on all its publications. Free bibliotheca alexandrina the free bibliotheca alexandrina is dedicated to recapture the. The great library of alexandria in alexandria, egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. Alexandrina international book fair, alexandria, egypt. An international cultural overview from alexandria. The center for islamic civilization studies is one of the research centers affiliated to the bibliotheca alexandrina ba and aspires to achieve the ba goals, including promoting the universality of islam, its message of tolerance, and the islamic civilization that has been a. The egyptian publishers union is responsible for organising the book fair, along with bibliotheca alexandrina. Alexandrina international book fair, alexandria 2020. The gift makes the bibliotheca alexandrina the sixthlargest francophone library in the world. Egypts alexandria international book fair adds 200,000 free.
The bibliotheca alexandrina is organizing its tenth alexandrina international book fair from 27 march to 8 april 2014. The egyptian publishers union is responsible for organizing the book fair, along with bibliotheca alexandrina. The fair includes a selection of such lectures and gettogethers to facilitate communication and enrich cultural life in egypt and the arab world. The bibliotheca alexandrina conference center bacc home. Ba hosts book fairs, book launches, ceremonies, cinema, competitions, concerts, conferences. The library and cultural center were inaugurated in 2002 as part of a huge project to commemorate the city of alexandrias legacy as an ancient center of world.
Bibliotheca alexandrina book fair to kick off march 25. A year is a relatively short time, as the story of the new alexandrian library extends back to ancient egypt, through to the conquests of julius. A book conservator who is the head of conservation and restoration unit at bibliotheca alexandrina in egypt, afifi has been with the library for nearly twenty years. For his part, director of exhibitions at the general egyptian book organization gebo, islam bayoumi, explained that the gebo is preparing the ba book fairs 25th edition in coordination with the bibliotheca alexandrina to promote cultural cooperation. Produced by the std, the 26 minute documentary promotes for the new library of alexandria the bibliotheca alexandrina by highlighting its main achievements. Cc via flickrdavid stanley alexandria, egypt 18 july 2019. The city was supposed to witness the inauguration of its rebuilt famous library, bibliotheca alexandrina on 23 april 2002, a date that was post. Moreover the timing of the fair is another challenge. Alexandria library egypt bibliotheca alexandria history. Media success in bibliotheca alexandrina hr revolution. The digital assets repository dar is a system developed at the bibliotheca alexandrina ba by the international school of information science isis to create and maintain digital library collections and preserve them to future generations, as well as providing free public access to the librarys digitized collections through a webbased search and browsing facilities via dars website. Bibliotheca alexandrina in alexandria, egypt by snohetta, 2001 one of the most anticipated buildings since frank gehrys guggenheim museum in bilbao, the bibliotheca alexandrina in alexandria, egypt by norways snohetta opened its doors on the first of october, commencing a yearlong inauguration. The bibliotheca alexandrina continually organizes cultural and scientific events every year like alexandria international book fair, art exhibitions, conferences, seminars.
Nov 20, 2018 the bibliotheca alexandrina is organizing its 15th alexandria international book fair. Bibliotheca alexandrina international book fair 2016 linguistic and rheotorical heritage in. Bibliotheca alexandrinas director mostafa alfeky said that one of the. Library of alexandria, alexandria ticket price timings. Alexandria international book fair 2020 bibliotheca alexandrina. Alexandria international book fair 2019 bibliotheca. The book fair began on 23 march and will continue until 7 april. Books novelist alaa alaswany receives top prestigious french award for his works.
The library and cultural center were inaugurated in 2002 as part of a huge project to commemorate the city of. Alexandria book fair comes after two major book fairs, one held in cairo in january and the annual book fair of bibliotheca alexandrina, esmat said. The sadat museum is the first museum in alexandria to be dedicated to the late president anwar sadat. The bibliotheca alexandrina is organizing its 15th alexandria international book fair. Alexandria international book fair to kick off on march 25 egypt. He holds degrees in antique photographs and paper heritage conservation from department of chemical science at the university of catania, italy, and faculty of applied arts at the. Against that background comes news from independent egypt that the alexandria international book fair organisers, have uploaded 200,000 electronic books for free on the dar website.
The fair also features 14 workshops for children, with the aim of teaching them storytelling, drawing and sketching, in addition to free literary. The donation also includes a book scanning facility. Over the years the fair has adopted different themes to highlight a specific form of writing or a country. The spirit of international cooperation in which the library was conceived. The bibliotheca alexandrina is organizing its 16th alexandria international book fair to be held from to 23 april 2020.
Alexandria international book fair 2019 the integration of people with disabilities, in light of sustainable development. Alexandria library, the library of alexandria bibliotheca alexandrina is a tribute to the old library that burned and was once the largest library of the ancient world. These books can then be accessed from other libraries through interlibrary loan. Many publishing houses are participating at the book fair from kuwait, us, turkey, saudi arabia, oman and many others countries. The bibliotheca alexandrina has also been an important addition to the citys cultural menu. The bibliotheca alexandrinas annual international summer festival kicks off on 16 july with a concert by jordanian band autostrad, followed by five weeks packed with concerts, theatre. Participation in the book fair is open only for publishers, members of union publishers, representatives of states, and public and international institutions.
The new library, built roughly on the site of the original bibliotheca alexandrina, is designed as a simple circle, 160 metres in diameter, going from 15. Free bibliotheca alexandrina free bibliotheca alexandrina. The bibliotheca alexandrina was keen to present its most special publications on the occasion of the fairs golden jubilee. The rebuilding of the library has returned alexandria to its former status as a centre for learning and exchange and provided the city with a landmark building. The bibliotheca alexandrina or library of alexandria is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the mediterranean sea in the egyptian city of alexandria. Books will be showcased at two main pavilions, the arab and international pavilion at the bibliotheca alexandrina, and the egyptian publishers. Although the french were chased out by british and local forces in 1802, it was their money that largely built the new city in the nineteenth century.
Mar 30, 2020 against that background comes news from independent egypt that the alexandria international book fair organisers, have uploaded 200,000 electronic books for free on the dar website. In 2001 construction was completed on a new library of alexandria, officially known as the bibliotheca alexandrina. We expect the ba to take the lead in scanning and digitizing 50,000 arabic books. Moreover, the book fair will create a platform for different cultural activities suitable for the entire family. Egypts alexandria international book fair adds 200,000. In 2002 the bibliotheca alexandrina was rebuilt to resemble a flying discus. For his part, director of exhibitions at the general egyptian book organization gebo, islam bayoumi, explained that the gebo is preparing the ba book fair s 25th edition in coordination with the bibliotheca alexandrina to promote cultural cooperation. The bibliotheca alexandrina conference center bacc, alexandria, egypt.
Please note that neos alexandriabibliotheca alexandrina is in no way affiliated with the secular institution located in egypt, bibliotheca. After seven years of construction, the bibliotheca alexandrina opened in 2002 at a cost of almost a quarter of a billion dollars. Bibliotheca alexandrinas director mostafa alfeky said that one of the bibliothecas goals in the digital world is to further the availability of knowledge. See 1 photo from 14 visitors to alexandria international book fair. The new bibliotheca alexandrina is more than a library. This makes people less willing to buy more books because they have already spent enough money at the other fairs. Alexandria international book fair 2020 bibliotheca.
The idea of reviving the ancient library was first proposed in 1972 by mostafa elabbadi, a professor at alexandria university. The bibliotheca alexandrina was keen to present its most special publications on the occasion of the fair s golden jubilee. Its worth mentioning that, the international book fair of alexandria is one of the three biggest book fairs that take place in alexandria, along with the book fair held in kouta fairgrounds and the one held in bibliotheca alexandrina. Alexandria international book fair 2018 is underway egypt today. The 11story library can contain up to 4 million volumes of books, and can be expanded up to 8 million by the use of compact storage. Before entering the museum, visitors watch a culturama show about president sadat. Nombreuses illustrations en noir et en couleurs dans et hors le texte. The bibliotheca alexandrina on egypts mediterranean coast is a spectacular, stateoftheart facility with an unresolved architectural identity. Alexandria summer book fair 2015 bibliotheca alexandrina. Bibliotheca alexandrina alexandria 2020 all you need to. The alexandria international book fair realizes a lifelong dream of alexandrian intellectuals. The ba launches the alexandria international book fair on. Bibliotheca alexandrina incorporated is a federallyrecognized 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization.
Alexandria international book fair attracts 230 publishers. Most people agree that this book fair is slow in attendance and poor in content, and they will wait for the. Nearly 1200 years later, when napoleon arrived to try to conquer egypt, alexandria was a ragged fishing port with 4000 inhabitants. Bibliotheca definition of bibliotheca by the free dictionary. Alexandria international book fair 2019 the gap between the output of higher education and the demands of the labor market bibliotheca alexandrina. The bibliotheca alexandrina is a revival of the legendary ancient library built in classical greek times. Every year alexandrias main cultural attraction, the bibliotheca alexandrina, organises the book fair which includes exhibits from publishers.
Rob hardys the witches pyramid local book launch in framptononsevern. Alexandria international book fair the lebanese in egypt 04 apr 2016 bibliotheca alexandrina international book fair 2016 linguistic and rheotorical heritage in transoxiana. Sep 21, 2010 its worth mentioning that, the international book fair of alexandria is one of the three biggest book fairs that take place in alexandria, along with the book fair held in kouta fairgrounds and the one held in bibliotheca alexandrina. Bibliotheca alexandrina alexandria 2020 all you need. This dream came true right after the inauguration of the ba in 2002 by setting out an international book fair.
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