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| | | Implemented with the support of the European Union’s Creative Europe programme, the project ‘Alexandria: (Re)activating Common Urban Imaginaries’ aims to take a fresh look at the relation between arts, heritage and urban life in the Mediterranean and in Europe, through the prism of the antic and modern cities of Alexandria, their creativity and cosmopolitanism. More about the project |
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| | | | Tirage photographique, Alexandrie, 1997, Alain Leloup © Collection Mucem. | |
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| | | | Alexandria’s residencies on track |
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| | | | Having received more than 250 applications, the School of Sonic Memory residency programme will be co-shaped by 6 selected participants in collaboration with a group of local artists in three Mediterranean cities: Athens, Alexandria & Marseille. More about the residency |
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| | Caravan: Thinking with Alexandria |
| The Caravan residency programme aims to survey the European cities of Athens, Brussels, Marseille and Nicosia, through the lens of Alexandria and its contested urban imaginaries. More about the residency |
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| | | | Discover the upcoming exhibition ‘Past Futures’ |
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| | | | | Alexandrie [Alexandria]. Vue du Port Neuf, prise cimetière, qui le sépare du Port Vieux. Description Egypte Etat moderne II. © The Royal Museum of Mariemont. | |
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| | | | ‘Past Futures’ revisits the former megapolis of Alexandria at the height of its history, highlighting its urban, political and religious organisation and some of the numerous scientific innovations and philosophical expressions that shaped it into one of the ancient world’s civilisational centres. More about the exhibition | |
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| | | | | | Discover one artwork from the exhibition: Hrair Sarkissian’s photographic series, Background |
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| | | | | Background, Hrair Sarkissian, 2015, C-print, courtesy of the artist. | |
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| | | In Background, Hrair Sarkissian photographed hundreds of examples of empty, staged backdrops in photographic studios across six Middle Eastern cities-Alexandria, Amman, Beirut, Byblos, Cairo and Istanbul. These backdrops, absent of their sitters, become symbols of lost traditions, cultural identity and time… More here | |
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| | | | The School for Sonic Memory in Athens 7 – 14. 11. 2021 |
| | The SSM residency will start in November with an initial stay in Athens. | |
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| | | Workshop in Leiden University, faculty of archeology 20 – 21. 01. 2022 |
| | The four topics of the workshop are: “Alexandria in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt: the basics”; “Alexandria in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt: context and dispersal”; “Alexandria after Antiquity”; and “Alexandria: Global heritage, art and development”. The event will be live-streamed, more info in our upcoming newsletter. | |
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| | | | | The French Institute’s historyThe palace that currently hosts the French Institute of Egypt in Alexandria, located on 30 Nabi Daniel Street, was built between 1872 and 1875. Overlooked by both the Cafarelli Fort and the Hill of Kom el-Dik, the majestic neo-classical villa was acquired by the French State in 1886, purchased from its owners David and Jacques Aghion, two notables from an influential Alexandrian family. Read more here | |
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| | | | In this section, we gathered recommendations related to the project from our partners. Enjoy! | |
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| | | The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the heart of Roman Cult |
| | At the Royal Museum of Mariemont, from November 20, 2021 to April 17, 2022 | |
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| | | | At Bozar – Center for Fine Arts Brussels, from November 12 to November 15 2022 | |
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| | | | At Bozar – Center for Fine Arts Brussels, until January 2023 | |
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| | | | At the Mucem, until February 7, 2022 | |
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