Minister of Antiquities Dr. Khaled El-Enany met with Michelle Müntefering, Minister of State for Culture at the German Federal Foreign Office, and reviewed new archaeological discoveries in Egypt, the opening of several national museums and the upcoming opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, coinciding with Egypt regaining its position as a major destination for German tourists. The meeting took place during his visit to Berlin from May 12 to 14, in the presence of Badr Abdelatty, Egypt's ambassador in Berlin.
The meeting addressed the procedures for implementing the German parliament's decision approving funding for the establishment of the Minya Museum, a unique architectural piece in Upper Egypt that, once completed, will represent a model of Egyptian-German cooperation.
El-Enany also discussed with the German Foreign Office Minister of State for Culture the project funded by the European Union delegation in Cairo to develop the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, which celebrated its 116th anniversary in November 2018. They also discussed opportunities and ways of cooperation between the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and German institutions in training ministry staff, archaeologists and restorers in site and museum management and in the restoration of antiquities.
The meeting is part of an intensive program for the Minister of Antiquities that includes meetings with Monika Grütters, Minister of State and Commissioner for Culture and the Media at the Federal Chancellery; Peter Boehringer, chairman of the Bundestag's Budget Committee; and the president of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation.
In addition, El-Enany will deliver a lecture at Humboldt University on new archaeological discoveries and the establishment of national museums, foremost among them the Grand Egyptian Museum. The Egyptian Embassy in Berlin has invited 170 people to attend, including many academics, archaeologists, specialists in Egyptian civilization, and representatives of German media and tourism companies, contributing to the tourism and cultural promotion of Egypt.
