Lecture: Excavating in Archives, Cairo Edition | Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform

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Cluster Mapping Initiative is part of CLUSTER’s mandate for critical engagement in the city and public space through urban research, programs and design interventions. This initiative aims at the documentation and analysis of tangible and intangible urban elements, and establishing a reliable archive available to researchers, designers and policy makers, and accessible to engaged citizens. It includes a series of interactive maps and archives, urban tours and thematic itineraries, as well as pilot interventions in public space. Cluster Mapping Initiative is an ongoing umbrella framework that seeks to expand its database through collaboration with complementary mapping projects and initiatives.

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Lecture: Excavating in Archives, Cairo Edition

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Theme:	Academic/Research
Format:	Lecture
Date:	Nov 8, 2015 12:00–1:15pm
Venue:	Egyptian Museum
Address:	Tahrir Square, Downtown, Cairo
Website:	https://www.facebook.com/events/914464841959786/

Egyptology has been around, it seems, like forever, although the name was coined only about 165 years ago. Now it is time to re-examine what we have learned and even more, what we have forgotten or overlooked. This lecture will tell you about our efforts to uncover forgotten information and objects, by excavating in archives.