31° 20' N, 29° 90' E
Projection with 8 metres diametre at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina on the neighbouring conference center. Have look to further impressions (more...)

Following the steps of its ancient namesake, the new library of Alexandria seeks to become Egypt's window to the world and the world's window to Egypt. The 100 Days - 100 Imachinations is an art project within the scope of the Library's aim to catch up with the digital age and creates temporarily for 100 days a vast lucid landmark in the townscape of Alexandria.
(Read more about the concept,
watch some pictures
or a short movie with impressions, QT, 1:15 min. 2,6 Mb)

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Listen to some extracts of an interview with Laila Abdel Hady about:

How the idea of the BA evolved in 1972 - the beginning with Mustafa Abbadi (qt, 672 kb, 1:42 min)

There are good architects - the vision of the BA director Seragaldin (qt, 376 kb, 0:57 min)

The different situation of the Library in Alexandria (qt, 716 kb, 1:46 min)

Laila Abdel Hady was involved since 1993 in the early phase of the institutional concretion of the Library of Alexandria.

Prof. Mustafa al Abbadi is the grand seigneur of the Library. In 1972 he had the idea of reviving the old libary of Alexandria. Then he functioned as the crucial promoter.

Watch some extracts from the interview with Mustafa Abbadi as video clips about:

Alexander and his globalization campaign in the Antique (qt, 5602 kb, 6:25 min)

The Alexandria Project (qt, 2172 kb, 2:29 min)

The BA as cultural center (qt, 463 kb, 0:28 min)