Sadat Museum: Difference between revisions
video size |
No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| (30 intermediate revisions by 23 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|Museum in Alexandria, Egypt}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
| ⚫ | |||
'''Sadat Museum''' is a cultural museum dedicated to the legacy of Egyptian president [[Anwar Al Sadat]]. It was inaugurated on February 17, 2009 by [[Suzanne Mubarak]] and [[Jehan Al Sadat]] and is located next to the planetarium of the [[Bibliotheca Alexandrina]], encompassing 200 square meters.<ref name="Bibalex">{{ |
The '''Sadat Museum''' is a cultural museum in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]], dedicated to the legacy of Egyptian president [[Anwar Al Sadat]]. It was inaugurated on February 17, 2009, by [[Suzanne Mubarak]] and [[Jehan Al Sadat]] and is located next to the planetarium of the [[Bibliotheca Alexandrina]], encompassing 200 square meters.<ref name="Bibalex">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bibalex.org/English/media/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=2481|title=Launching the Sadat Museum and Digital Archive|publisher=Bibliotheca Alexandrina|date=2009-02-12|access-date=2009-11-20}}</ref> The museum also launched an internet website that contains videos, images and documents about Sadat.<ref name="General">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=4&article=507624&issueno=11040 |title=Suzan Mubarak and Jihan Al Sadat open the Sadat Museum and a website in his name|language=Arabic|author=Dalia Asem|publisher=Al Sharq Al Awsat|date=February 18, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-19}}</ref> The Museum holds the military uniform Sadat was wearing when he was assassinated, his desk, radio and some of the swords he received from Arab countries.<ref name="General"/> The web collection contains 14,000 images and 61 hours of video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sadat.bibalex.org/documentry/documentryall.aspx?CS=0|title=Documentary videos|publisher=Sadat Museum|language=Arabic}}</ref> |
||
{{Anwar Sadat}} |
|||
==Contents== |
|||
The museum features several decorations, medals and necklaces obtained by the late President during the various stages of his life. His radio, desk and library are also on display, with a collection of rare books, which were given to him by various nations. Portraits of Sadat, including one by artist Etemad Al Tarablosi are displayed throughout the museum. The museum also includes his personal walking stick, Marshal stick, and a collection of Arab swords, which he received as gifts from [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf]]. The museum also contains commemorative shields, which were addressed to him on different occasions. Sadat's pipe, and cloak, which he wore during his visit to his birthplace in the village of Mit Abul Kom in northern Egypt, are also included in the vast collection of the museum. A recording of Sadat reciting the Qur'an, a short story he wrote and some video recordings, were donated by Jehan Al Sadat to the museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.middle-east-online.com/culture/?id=74065|title=Sadat Digitally in the Library of Alexandria |last=Hamamsi|first=Mohammed |date=18 February 2009|publisher=Middle East Online|language=Arabic|accessdate=19 December 2009}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
|||
==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
||
| ⚫ | |||
<gallery widths="180px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> |
<gallery widths="180px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> |
||
File:Sadat Museum 01.JPG| |
File:Sadat Museum 01.JPG|Entrance to the museum |
||
| ⚫ | |||
File:Sadat Museum 02.JPG|Military uniform of Sadat |
File:Sadat Museum 02.JPG|Military uniform of Sadat |
||
File:Sadat Museum 03.JPG |
File:Sadat Museum 03.JPG |
||
| Line 11: | Line 16: | ||
File:Sadat Museum Opening Ceremony 01.JPG|Jehan Sadat and Suzanne Mubarak at the inauguration ceremony |
File:Sadat Museum Opening Ceremony 01.JPG|Jehan Sadat and Suzanne Mubarak at the inauguration ceremony |
||
File:Sadat Museum Opening Ceremony 03.JPG |
File:Sadat Museum Opening Ceremony 03.JPG |
||
File:Sadat Museum Ismail Serageldin.jpg|Dr. Ismail Serageldin giving a speech at the inauguration. |
|||
</gallery> |
</gallery> |
||
| Line 18: | Line 22: | ||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
{{ |
{{Commons category|Sadat museum}} |
||
* [http://sadat.bibalex.org/main.aspx Official website] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221144123/http://sadat.bibalex.org/main.aspx Official website] |
||
{{coord|31.208834|29.909122|display=title}} |
|||
{{Authority control}} |
|||
[[Category:Museums in Alexandria]] |
|||
[[Category:Biographical museums in Egypt]] |
|||
[[Category:History museums in Egypt]] |
|||
[[Category:Anwar Sadat]] |
|||
[[Category:Articles containing video clips]] |
|||
[[Category:Museums established in 2009]] |
|||
[[Category:2009 establishments in Egypt]] |
|||
{{Egypt-stub}} |
{{Egypt-museum-stub}} |
||
Latest revision as of 10:33, 21 May 2024
The Sadat Museum is a cultural museum in Alexandria, Egypt, dedicated to the legacy of Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat. It was inaugurated on February 17, 2009, by Suzanne Mubarak and Jehan Al Sadat and is located next to the planetarium of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, encompassing 200 square meters.[1] The museum also launched an internet website that contains videos, images and documents about Sadat.[2] The Museum holds the military uniform Sadat was wearing when he was assassinated, his desk, radio and some of the swords he received from Arab countries.[2] The web collection contains 14,000 images and 61 hours of video.[3]
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Family
Portrayals Legacy
|
||
.svg){kind=small}
Contents
[edit]The museum features several decorations, medals and necklaces obtained by the late President during the various stages of his life. His radio, desk and library are also on display, with a collection of rare books, which were given to him by various nations. Portraits of Sadat, including one by artist Etemad Al Tarablosi are displayed throughout the museum. The museum also includes his personal walking stick, Marshal stick, and a collection of Arab swords, which he received as gifts from Arab states of the Persian Gulf. The museum also contains commemorative shields, which were addressed to him on different occasions. Sadat's pipe, and cloak, which he wore during his visit to his birthplace in the village of Mit Abul Kom in northern Egypt, are also included in the vast collection of the museum. A recording of Sadat reciting the Qur'an, a short story he wrote and some video recordings, were donated by Jehan Al Sadat to the museum.[4]
Gallery
[edit]-
Entrance to the museum -
The galleries stacked in the museum -
Military uniform of Sadat -
-
-
Jehan Sadat and Suzanne Mubarak at the inauguration ceremony -
References
[edit]- ^ "Launching the Sadat Museum and Digital Archive". Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ a b Dalia Asem (February 18, 2009). "Suzan Mubarak and Jihan Al Sadat open the Sadat Museum and a website in his name" (in Arabic). Al Sharq Al Awsat. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Documentary videos" (in Arabic). Sadat Museum.
- ^ Hamamsi, Mohammed (18 February 2009). "Sadat Digitally in the Library of Alexandria" (in Arabic). Middle East Online. Retrieved 19 December 2009. [dead link]
External links
[edit]
31°12′32″N 29°54′33″E / 31.208834°N 29.909122°E
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This article about a museum in Egypt is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |