UK, Egypt collaborate on culture preservation

A delegation of experts from across Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan are visiting the Mamluk Minbars of Cairo and celebrating the success of restoration work conducted on it as part of the UK’s Cultural Protection Fund.

The Cultural Protection Fund is currently investing over £3m in six projects across Egypt to create sustainable opportunities for economic and social development while protecting cultural heritage.

These projects bring together international experts from Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation, University of Oxford, the Institute of Development Studies of University of Sussex, Environmental Quality International (EQI), the British Museum, and the Levantine Foundation.

The £30m Fund is co-funded by the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport and is delivered in partnership with the British Council.

It supports local initiatives to protect at-risk cultural heritage, including monuments, archaeology, museums and libraries, and also aims to train archaeologists and prevent looting and illegal trafficking.

It’s currently supporting 51 projects in twelve countries across the Middle East and North Africa.