Australia Week in Cairo
Karishma Pais
Australia
Week 2008
On
the occasion of Australia Day, the Australian Embassy Cairo is proud to present
a range of public events to celebrate Australia Week in Cairo 2008.
Australian Food and Wine Festival from 1-8 February at
InterContinental Cairo
CityStars – Bellini Bar & Al Bustan Restaurant.
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Australian
guest chef, James Mussak, will showcase the best in Australian cuisine at the Al
Bustan restaurant and Bellini Bar. Please call InterContinental Cairo
CityStars on 2480 0100 for more details.
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Indigenous
Australian vocal group Freshwater will be performing
at the Australian Food and Wine Festival on 1-2 and 5-8 February.
Corroboree – The Seminar - 25
Years of Co-operation between Egypt and Australia in the field of Egyptology
- In cooperation with the Supreme Council of Antiquities
(SCA), a two-day seminar will be held in Cairo on 4-5 February to celebrate 25
years of Australian-Egyptian cooperation in Egyptology and discuss the on-going
important archaeological work between the two countries.
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Registration
for the seminar opens at 9am
on 4 February at the SCA, 3
Al-Adel Abu Bakr Street, Zamalek.
All welcome.
- For more information please call 2545
0444–ext 218 (Ms Heba Sharaf).
Corroboree
– The Exhibition
- In
cooperation with the SCA and the Egyptian
Museum,
Corroboree the Exhibition will be held at the Egyptian
Museum from 4 February – 4 March, featuring key artifacts associated
with Australian-funded projects in Egypt,
including from Sakkara,
Helwan, Thebes
and the Dakhla oasis.
The
Australian Embassy thanks the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Centamin, the
InterContinental Cairo CityStars and Singapore Airlines for their generous
cooperation and support.
