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Nubia Museum

al-Hakim, Mahmoud; Ramírez Vázquez, Pedro
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/116372
Date
1997
Description
The west elevation, detail; In the early 1960's, when Egypt built the High Dam at Aswan, Egyptologists and archaeologists the world over heeded UNESCO's appeal to salvage the monuments of Egyptian Nubia before the rising waters of Lake Nasser submerged them forever. Due to the quantities of material recovered from tombs, temples and settlements, UNESCO was encouraged in the 1980's to plan a new Nubian museum in Aswan where the objects could be stored and exhibited. It was universally felt at the time that they should be kept as close as possible to their principal places of origin. Nearly twelve years later, the Museum became a reality and opened its doors in November 1997. It was designed by the late Egyptian architect Mahmoud al-Hakim, and Mexican architect Pedro Vasquez Ramirez designed the museum's interior display. The Museum won the Agha-Khan Award of Architecture 2001. Source: Nubia Museum [website]; http://www.numibia.net (accessed 1/19/2008)
Type of Work
museum
Subject
architectural exteriors, contemporary (1960 to present), domestic life, genre, Art museums, Twentieth century
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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