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Cairo News

Six ancient Egyptian tombs opened near Cairo

Culture 24 May, 2011

Six ancient Egyptian tombs dating from the Tutankhamun era have been officially opened to the public at Saqqara, 30 km south of Cairo. The 3,000 year-old vaults were re-opened at a ceremony presided o...

Cairo News

International coalition to help protect Egyptian antiquities

Culture 22 May, 2011

A delegation of American egyptologists has said that it would help generate funding to complete Egypt

Addis Ababa News

Visionary Africa: Art at Work

Culture 20 May, 2011

A multi-disciplinary art project celebrating the 50th anniversary of the independence of 19 African countries will be launched at an exhibition pavilion in Meskal Square in central Addis Ababa on 21 M...

Addis Ababa News

Music without Boundaries in Ethiopia

Culture 30 Apr, 2011

4-14 May. Ethiopia

Lagos News

Goethe Institut re-opens in Lagos

Culture 30 Mar, 2011

The Goethe-Institut Nigeria has re-opened in Lagos City Hall. Although the opening ceremony took place on 25 March, the institute has been operating out of its new location on Lagos Island since Janua...

Cape Town News

International jazz festival in Cape Town

Culture 07 Mar, 2011

More than 40 South African and international stars converge on Cape Town from 25-26 March to take part in the 12th annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Since it began 11 years ago the festiva...

Cairo News

Egypt’s museums reopen

Culture 28 Feb, 2011

All 24 of Egypt's museums and cultural institutions have reopened to the public after protests and violence forced them to close temporarily during the revolts that toppled the Mubarak regime. Sin...

Nairobi News

All Africa Dance Festival for Peace

Culture 27 Nov, 2010

The All Africa Dance Festival for Peace is scheduled in Nairobi from 3-5 December at the Sarakasi Dome, Ngara. This is the second edition of the festival and the theme this year is Celebrating the Rol...

Lagos News

Danse Meets Dance in Lagos

Culture 27 Nov, 2010

Danse Meets Dance, Nigeria

Cape Town News

Cape Town’s city hall to be restored

Culture 24 Oct, 2010

Cape Town

Lagos News

Ages of Nigerian art at the Abuja Velodrome

Culture 19 Sep, 2010

The recently restructured Velodrome in Abuja is hosting a major exhibition which celebrates Nigeria's visual arts and is curated by artist Jerry Buhari of Ahmadu Bello university, Uwa Usen, national p...

Lagos News

Lagos selected for MTV Africa Music Awards

Culture 26 Aug, 2010

For the second time, Nigeria has been selected to host the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs). This year's event takes place at the EKO Expo Hall in Lagos on 11 December and comes two years afte...

Cairo News

Cairo's Museum of Islamic Art Reopened

Culture 14 Aug, 2010

After a seven-year restoration programme, Cairo's Museum of Islamic Art was officially reopened by President Hosni Mubarak on 14 August. However the 25 galleries will not be open to the general public...

Cairo News

Play Causes Controversy in Cairo

Culture 21 Jul, 2010

Since Eve Ensler

Cape Town News

Cape Town book fair

Culture 21 Jul, 2010

The fifth edition of the annual Cape Town book opens on 30 July at the international convention centre in the city centre. The first day of the fair is devoted entirely to publishers, institutional...

Cairo News

Cairo’s Garden City villa to be restored

Culture 02 Jul, 2010

US and Egyptian experts are involved in a joint project to restore Villa Castagli in the leafy Garden City district in central Cairo. The building, one of a number of stately villas built in this...

Cairo News

Grand Egyptian Museum under construction

Culture 01 Jul, 2010

The conservation and restoration centre for archaeological remains, power station and fire-fighting unit have been inaugurated at the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) being built near the Giza pyramids...

Cape Town News

Cape Town museums mark international museums day

Culture 13 May, 2010

The IZIKO Museums of Cape Town is celebrating international museums day on 18 May with a range of activities and events at its museums and historic sites. All IZIKO museums and sites with the exceptio...

Cape Town News

South African National Gallery reopens

Culture 13 Apr, 2010

The IZIKO South African National Gallery (SANG) re-opens to the public on 15 April with an exhibition on the country

Cairo News

Antiquities conference opens in Cairo

Culture 06 Apr, 2010

An international conference calling for the return of antiquities to their country of origin begins in Cairo on 7 April. Culture ministers and heads of museums from 16 countries are taking part. The c...

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