The BA Antiquities Museum Summer Program

29 May 2016 - 08 September 2016

The BA Antiquities Museum is organizing its summer program, for the fifteenth consecutive year, for 9–17 year old children and young people.

This program encompasses a carefully selected collection of artifacts that would attract participants. It includes art education, raises archaeological awareness, and brings a great deal of fun into the learning experience. It also offers opportunities for conducting research and experiments on the selected historical artifacts, and it provides scope for scientific and aesthetic creativity.

The event starts on 29 May, and is set to continue until 8 September 2016, under the supervision of Engineer Nermine Nabil—a museum education specialist at the BA. Participants will sit for a test during the first week. The program’s activities will be held every day, except on Fridays and Saturdays. It will include a number of lectures, which will be conducted by the museum’s archaeologists to raise archaeological awareness, and it will organize artistic competitions and conduct researches on eminent historical figures.

This event is divided into three categories, each for a different age group, and each group has a fixed schedule. Participants will create their different artworks using various methods and materials, such as drawing on canvas, glass, and plexiglass; burning designs on cork and leather; carving gypsum, linoleum, and salt; modelling with clay and oil-based clay; hammering copper and aluminum; and using charcoal and various pastel, acrylic, water, gouache, glass, and ceramic colors. 

The program will end with an exhibition of the participants’ artworks. There will also be a certificate distribution ceremony. The participants will be notified of the ceremony’s date later on. Registration starts on Sunday, 15 May 2016 from 10 am. Places are limited.