Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO organized a cultural event on the history of Egyptian museums, at the Egyptian Residence, in the presence of many wives of Belgian, Arab and foreign diplomats, as well as the wives of a number of European officials. The event was inaugurated by Mrs. Naglaa Abdel-Aty, wife of the Egyptian Ambassador in Brussels, where she reviewed the deep heritage and civilization of Egypt, referring to the celebration this year of the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun and the bicentenary of the decoding of the hieroglyphic language, as well as the celebration during the next year. On the first centenary of the visit of Queen Elizabeth (the grandmother of King Philip, King of Belgium) to Egypt and her being the first woman to visit the tomb of King Tutankhamun. She also noted the holding of two exhibitions in each of the Fine Arts Center "Bozar" in Brussels and the "Marymont" Museum on Egyptian civilization during different ages.
At the beginning of the event, a documentary film was shown showing the most prominent achievements made by Egypt, especially the major national projects, including the new capital.
Mrs. Marie-Cecile Brouet, a well-known professor of Egyptology in Belgium and former director of the "Marymont" Museum in Belgium, gave a lecture on the history of Egyptian museums, during which she highlighted that Egypt has more than 200 museums full of the most valuable arts, antiquities and documents that reflect the different stages of history and civilization. The ancient Egyptian, as the Belgian Egyptologist pointed out to the strong fondness of the royal family and the Belgian people for the ancient Egyptian civilization. The attendees praised the importance of the event in defining the different stages of ancient Egyptian history.