Arab popular art exhibition

Collection title

Artists' achievements

ID

BIB00162

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

05/31/1997

Production year

1997

Abstract

The opening of the Arab popular art exhibition which includes works of deceased artists: Abdel-Ghani Abu El Ainayne and his wife Riayat En'namr. This exhibition constitutes a unique museum collection, including rare achievements of Egyptian and arab popular arts and crafts in the fieds of: jewelery, fashion, wood, metal, weaving. The museum is a rich source of types of ornaments, symbols and techniques for hundreds of artifacts that highlight their use in ordinary people daily life.

Type

video

Production companies

• Library of Alexandria - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Other

Primary theme

Art, Culture and Knowledge

Period of events

• 1997

Map locations

• Egypt - Lower Egypt - Alexandria

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

13m2

Additional information