The screening of a film documentary “Being Free” officially kickstarts the museums’ arts and culture annual program on Monday the 5th of July 2021.
Egyptian director Sherif Fathy filmed ceramics and pottery artist Heba Helmy’s journey while referring to her work as similar to that of excavators and archeologists.
By exploring the civilizations of the past with great depth, Helmy’s work has morphed into an artistic school of its own; the product of a unique combination of Pharaonic and Islamic motifs in the world of Egyptian ceramics and pottery design.
After the screening, film critic Dr. Amal El Gamal moderated a panel discussion with artist Heba Helmy and film director and lecturer Sherif Fathy and among 250 guests of the museum encompassing artists, public figures, intellectuals, and art lovers.
Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, executive director of the NMEC said that this event is a manifestation of the museum’s support for the arts, highlighting its great significance, and while the art form is not within the domain of Egyptology and antiquities, it, therefore, positions the museum as a beacon of culture.
“Being Free” is the first launch of the museum’s artistic and cultural program. Spread across 33 Fedanns the NMEC is an exceptionally distinguished museum worldwide as it is located in the historic area of El-Fustat, overlooking the Ain Al Seera natural lake, standing amongst other historical landmark sites and housing a theater, a 3D cinema, a Roman theatre, lecture halls, conference room among other states of the art facilities.
Ghoneim added that art, with its diverse forms play a pivotal role in the development of identity and society; that through the arts both the mind and the heart are captured.
