Northern Africa

Projects in Northern Africa

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Risk Reduction Workshops for Libyan Heritage in Times of Crisis

This series of risk reduction workshops supports Libya’s efforts to safeguard its museum collections, archives, historic buildings, and archaeological sites.

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Conservation of the Early 13th-Century al-Imam al-Shafi’i Mausoleum in Historic Cairo

This project involves documentation and conservation of the 13th-century shrine’s exterior walls and dome.

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Conservation of Ancient Wooden Coffins at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo

This project involves the conservation of more than 150 ancient wooden coffins in the collection.

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Conservation of the 16th-Century Agadir O’Fella Kasbah in Agadir

The “kasbah,” or fortress, overlooking the city of Agadir has a long history extending from its construction in the 16th century to its collapse during the 1960 Agadir earthqu…

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A Unique Middle Kingdom Funerary Garden in Thebes: documentation, interpretation and conservation

The recent findings of the Spanish archaeological mission at Dra Abu el-Naga include a funerary garden of the 12th Dynasty with seeds and pollen in a remarkable state of prese…

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South Abydos Mastabas Project

The south Abydos mastabas project seeks to investigate the political, economic, and ideological situation during Dynasty XIII, a period of 150-170 years in which more than 50 …

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Recording & Preserving Remains from the Darb Ain Amur

The project, 'Recording and Preserving Remains from the Darb Ain Amur', focuses on recording and preserving the remains of human exploitation of the western portion of Kharga …

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White Monastery Church Conservation Project

The fifth-century Church of Anba Shenoute at the White Monastery (Dayr al-Abyad) in Sohag is one of the largest and most important late antique buildings in Egypt. The propose…

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