This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Research Centre of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology establishment. On 1st December, in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in Cairo, there was an opening of the exhibition displaying the most significant achievements of Polish archaeological missions. The exhibition will be open until 15th December.
The PCMA Research Centre in Cairo was established by Prof. Kazimierz Michałowski on 19th January 1959. It is the oldest Polish scientific institution in Egypt and the Near East. Its establishment was a milestone that helped improve the standing of Polish humanities worldwide. The Centre coordinates all the activities of Polish archaeological missions and also promotes Polish science and culture abroad.
The exhibition presents significant achievements of Polish archaeological missions not only from the University of Warsaw but also from cooperating institutions which also participated in its organisation – the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University and the Archaeological Museum in Poznań.
It consists of boards dedicated to each project and a 3D model of the theatre discovered in Alexandria. The exhibition is the result of cooperation between the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, the Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities, and the Polish Embassy in Egypt.
Among the attendees of the exhibition were H.E. Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Egypt, Dr. Michał Łabenda; Director of the Research Centre in Cairo and Acting Director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Dr. Artur Obłuski; and the Head of the Museums Sector at the Ministry for Antiquities, Mr. Moamen Osman.
The exhibition is the result of cooperation between the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, the Egyptian Ministry of State for Antiquities, and the Polish Embassy in Egypt. The funds were provided by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland. The event is coordinated by Dr. Patryk Chudzik from the PCMA. Showing the exhibition in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo was possible thanks to Mr. Moamen Osman, Head of the Museums Sector at the Ministry for Antiquities, and Dr. Sabah Abdel Razek Seddik Kassem, Director of the Museum.