Heritage

Heritage special

Khazana School for Heritage turns Madinet Nasr rooftop into a living museum of memory

Celebrating its fourth anniversary, Khazana School for Heritage transformed a rooftop in Madinet Nasr into an intimate exhibition of vintage technology, family photographs, traditional games, and home treasures that traced decades of everyday Egyptian life.

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Khazana School for Heritage turns Madinet Nasr rooftop into a living museum of memory

Ramadan icons: The decoration

Ghalia Benali shares ‘The Path’ at Al Ghuri Dome, Historic Cairo

From Ocean to Gulf, Heritage Music of the Arab world: Fatheyia Ahmed, third and last episode

Memory of the City series – Maadi: The Green Suburb

From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of the Arab World - Fatheyia Ahmed episode 2

From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of The Arab World - Fathiya Ahmed

Egypt's beloved Koshary becomes UNESCO-recognized cultural heritage

Fairuz: A voice where song, story and diplomacy meet

El-Warsha celebrates 38 years of independent theatre

Reem Bassiouny: Where fiction, history and architecture intertwine

Tamara-Haus wins 2025 Best Practice Award for Preserving Architectural Heritage

From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of The Arab World - Music and Culture in Tunis (Dawn of 20th Century to Independence)

Teatro Noir: Reviving downtown Cairo’s golden age of theatre

Treasures of Qena: NMEC celebrates memory of the south

The VISIT-Esna project wins the Aghakhan award for Architecture 2025

From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of The Arab World - Music in the City of Tunis (20th Century-Independence)

Ramadan Icons: Meet the legendary Amou Fouad

Ramadan icons: Egypt's National Quran Broadcast turns 60

Ramadan icons: Meet Sayyed Al-Nakshabandi – The munshid of the holy month

Ramadan icons: Meet Sheikh Mohamed Refaat – The official voice of the holy month

Exploring the Red Land II: Shahira Fawzy - The Lady of the Eastern Desert

William Sedhom (1948-2023): 'Father of Dreams'

Egyptian women in public domain: Models of awareness, will and passion

March of Egyptian Women: Nabaweya Moussa

March of Egyptian Women: Aziza Hussein

March of Egyptian Women: Doria Shafik

March of Egyptian women: Huda Shaarawi

Meet Professor Essam Safi El-Din: An Egyptian architect and tutor

Egyptian architectural historian May El-Ibrashy wins Prince Claus Fund’s Impact Award

'Every stone has a meaning': On Hassan Fathy, architecture, and New Gourna

May El-Ibrashy: We are here to exchange knowledge

Walks

Own the City Series: El-Qobba Walks

Bosat Cultural Centre uncovers the intangible cultural heritage of the El-Qobba district.

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How to use Memory of the City app on your smarphone

Palestine from Cairo series: Palestinian songwriter, vocalist Amal Kaawash moves audience to tears at El Warsha

Sham El-Nessim - A very ancient Egyptian Easter

Own the city: Esna - Where 'the habra is big enough for 10'

Exploring the Red Land III: Wadi Skeit, guardians of the gold mines and the treasure map of the Romans

Exploring the Red Land I: A meteor pool - An ancient valley & the Ababda sky-reading secrets

Own the city series: Al-Sakakini – The old Cairo district named after a Syrian Bey

Meet Ismailia, Egypt's first company town

Egypt enlists Journey of the Holy Family festivals on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Dalida's Shubra: Walk pass the diva's old balcony and enjoy the charm of the historic district

Stabene: Preserving the rich history of Port Said

Own the City: It is Christmas in Heliopolis!

Mogawra celebrates 10 years of community engagement, preservation, and restoration

Take a Walk: Sundays in Al-Moez’s Cairo

Cairo Biography: The beauty is in the details

Take a walk: Alexandria, the city blessed by Ra

Photo Heritage

Rare Photos of the Golden King

As Egypt celebrates the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Ahram Online revisits rare photos of the Golden King collection from its first display at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir in the early 1930s.

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