Talks & Workshops

Long before social media platforms entered our daily lives, audiocassette technology decentralized state-controlled Egyptian media and empowered countless people to create culture, circulate information, and challenge ruling regimes. What might the social life of a seemingly obsolete technology teach us […]

ABC:A lesson in History Tuesday 23 May 2023 11 AM - Cairo local time The CEDEJ invites you to a talk by Lara Baladi. Baladi will present her long-term research, Vox Populi (2011–ongoing) an archive and lexicon of iconography of […]

Title : Living memories: the workmen of Saqqara Presentation and screening of a short documentary Presentation by: Fatma Keshk, Postdoctoral fellow at Ifao & PCMA. In English Short documentary prepared by: Fatma Keshk, Ashraquet Fakhry and Serveaas Neijens (the Leiden-Turin […]

Photopia is proud to host DoP Beshoy Roosevelt in an open conversation to talk about his techniques and his latest work. We are thrilled to host the exceptional the cinematography master behind some iconic series. Meet him in person and […]

Seminar 'Conversations about Nomadism' Wednesday 31 May 2023 at 2pm (Cairo time), IFAO Session Title : Spatial organisation and (semi)nomadism Clara Jeuthe & Anna-Katharina Rieger In English The first session of the Seminar 'Conversations about nomadism' will focus on the […]

During the Mamluk period, Cairo and its environs witness an unpreceded urban development and expansion. New quarters are created inside and outside the city’s walls, and the population grows with over 200.000 inhabitants before the burst of the plague in […]