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UNESCO Cairo celebrates the International Museum Day
UNESCO Cairo celebrates jointly with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities 賵夭丕乇丞 丕賱爻賷丕丨丞 賵丕賱丌孬丕乇 Museums Sector - Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities 賯胤丕毓 丕賱賲鬲丕丨賮 and ICOM Egypt- 丕賱賱噩賳丞 丕賱賵胤賳賷丞 丕賱賲氐乇賷丞 賱賱賲噩賱爻 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賱賱賲鬲丕丨賮 the International Museum Day #IMD2023 by organizing one day event to shed light on the role of Museums in the effective implementation of #UNESCO Culture Conventions.
The objective of the initiative is to emphasize on the role of as key contributors to the well-being and to the sustainable development of communities.
The panels will discuss on:
- The 1970 Convention on Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, with participation of UNESCO, and MoTA
- The 1972 Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, with participation of UNESCO, MoTA and
- The 2001 Convention on Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, with participation of and MoTA
- The 2003 Convention on the Safeguarding of the , with participation of UNESCO, ICOM, Egypt's Museum of Folk Art and
- The 2005 Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, with participation of EMPC, and
- The Declarations with participation of UNESCO, ICOM, MoTA and
The event will take place in a hybrid mode (in person and online) with simultaneous interpretation Arabic/English on 18 May 2023 from 9.00-16.00 at the Golden Hall, , Cairo.
