BECAMI Closing seminar took place on the 17th of December 2017 at Cairo National Library. Ms Nahed El-KhatibIt, Director of the Egyptian Railway Museum in Cairo, was the guest of honour.
Opening Session
| Speakers | Dr. Khaled Azab – Head of the Central Projects and Services Sector at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, President ICOM, Egypt |
| Dr. Taha Abdallah – Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, the French University in Egypt | |
| Dr. Safia ElKabany – Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University – Mr. Yasser Othman – director, Greater Cairo Public Library |
Sessions
| First Session | BECAMI Contribution to Public Engagement with Twelve Forgotten Cairo Museums: Local and International Dimensions |
| Dr. Galila El Kadi – Professor of Urban Planning, the French University in Egypt, Egyptian BECAMI Principal Investigator: Engaging the New Generation of Egyptians | |
| Dr. Magda Sibley – Senior Lecturer in Humanities & Design Architecture, Sheffield School of Architecture, UK BECAMI Principal Investigator: The Physical and Virtual Itineraries | |
| Second Session | Concepts and virtual tools |
| Dr. Emad Abu Ghazi – Professor of Archival Studies at Cairo University and former Minister of Culture: Is there a Belle Époque? | |
| Dr. Fathi Saleh – Senior expert to the office of the director of the Library of Alexandrina – Founder and emeritus director of CULTNAT and Former Ambassador of Egypt to the UNESCO: New Techniques for Enhancing Egyptian Museums Experience |
| Third Session | Museums Itineraries & Twinning: Egyptian and UK Students’ Visions and Proposals |
| Dr. Doaa Abouelmagd – Assistant Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Egypt BECAMI Co-Investigator: BECAMI itinerary First workshop | |
| Egyptian Student’s Visions and Projects for Increased Accessibility and Visibility of BECAMI museums | |
| 1st group | Ms. Amira Ayman and Ms. Ann Safa: Railway museum, Abdel Wahab Museum and Post Museum The Users’ Preferences Approach |
| 2nd group | Ms. Salma Ibrahim, Ms. Amira Gamil and Ms. Omneya Mustafa: Banque Misr Museum, The Ethnography Museum, (Royal Egyptian Geographical Society), Bayt al-Umma museum The Senses Approach |
| 3rd group | Ms. Hoda Mekawy and Mr. Ahmed Ashraf: Prince Mohamed Ali museum and Um Kulthum museum The Integrated Approach |
| Dr. Magda Sibley – Senior Lecturer in Humanities & Design Architecture Sheffield School of Architecture, UK BECAMI Principal Investigator: Railway Museum Twinning, Sheffield University students’ proposals | |
| Fourth Session | Museums Accessibility and Visibility |
| Dr. Mohamed Moheiddin – Emeritus Professor at the Department of Sociology, Menoufia University; Accessibility and Visibility, Some Social Considerations with Reference to Egypt | |
| Dr. Mona Abaza – Professor of sociology, American university in Cairo; The Agricultural Museum, inspiring |
BECAMI Design Competition: Award Winning Projects & Exhibition Opening
The prizes were announced by BECAMI co-investigator Dr Doaa Abouelmagd, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Egypt.
First prize award winner project
To see the winning project click on the images above
Second prize award winner project
To see the winning project click on the images above
Third prize award winner project
To see the winning project click on the images above
| Fifth Session | Engaging Students, Educators and School Children with Museums |
| Ms. Nahed El Khatib – Director, the Egyptian Railway Museum: the role of the Railway museum in engaging children | |
| Presentation of Sekkat Hadid children games and tools “Activities in the Museum” | |
| Team 1 | Ms. Menna Tarek and Ms. Abeer Sobhy: Fun Train and a Fun Ticket Booklet |
| Team 2 | Ms. Mayar El-Saied, and Ms. Rasha Abdelaziz: (Ahlan Wasahlan) A trip by the train through the Museum |
| Team 3 | Ms. Eman Hassan and Ms. Maha Gamal: Search and play in the museum |
| Mr. Walaa El Din Badawi Madbouli – Director, Manial Palace Museum: Museum of Manial Palace present and future | |
| Ms. Sohaila El Sawi, President of the Egyptian Association for Environment: Once upon a time …. At the Museum | |
| Closing Session | Dr. Galila El kadi Dr. Magda Sibley Dr. Doaa Abouelmagd |