Today marks the launching of the first day of NMEC Summer School; a summer training for the students and alumni of the Faculty of Archaeology and its various departments, mainly; the department of Old Egyptian Archaeology, Islamic Arts and Conservation department.
The training program offers its students a firsthand experience of observing, investigating, and learning about the dynamics of a museum’s key responsibilities. By the end of the summer training, students are expected to learn about the crucial roles that museums of the 21st century should perform. For instance, students will comprehend that museums pursue a greater role within the society other than housing antiquities, they are rather comprehensive scientific and educational institutions.
The training program has begun by a speech by Yehia Hussein, the Head Director of Metals Conservation Lab, Supervisor responsible for the training of the students from conservation dep. and Rehab Galal, the training supervisor responsible for the training of students from Islamic and Egyptian antiquities departments. The speech included an illustration of the training program, and an overview of the program’s workplan. The speech was followed by a lecture titled “Scientific Central Laboratories at the NMEC” delivered by Mai Diab, the Head of the X-ray Laboratory (XRF) at the NMEC. Followed by another lecture was delivered by Mina Magdy, a researcher in Analytical Chemistry for archaeological studies at the NMEC, titled “Analytical Approaches to the Characterization of Archaeological Materials: a Step Toward Conservational Practices”.
The day was concluded with a visit to the museum’s scientific laboratories to get acquainted with the various devices for examination and analysis of artifacts.
