Covid-19 has spread rapidly around the world since the spring of 2020. Due to the quick spread of the infection, Japanese experts of the GEM-JC Project could not travel to Egypt for more than a year. However, since the summer of 2021, as the number of people infected in Japan […]
The GEM-JC project procurement team has recently compiled a procurement booklet that summarizes the know-how on procuring equipment and consumable materials accumulated through the project period. To introduce and distribute this booklet to the GEM-CC staff and get a grasp of their honest opinions on procurement, the project procurement team […]
The “19th ICOM-CC (” was held online from May 17th to 20th. Originally, the conference was scheduled to be hosted in September 2020 but was postponed and held online due to the spread of COVID-19. A total of six presentations made by GEM-CC experts were adopted, and four of them […]
The third online workshop of the GEM-JC Project titled “An Introduction to Egyptology and Archaeology: Let’s enjoy coloring Ancient Egyptian murals!“ was held on July 10th. The workshop was streamed live from the JICA Global Plaza in Ichigaya Tokyo, a facility run by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Since […]
On July 7, the students of the Cairo Japanese School visited the Museum of Civilization to study and observe the actual artifacts of ancient Egypt. This field trip was conducted as a sequel to the previous school visit by the GEM-JC project office. The royal mummies found in the […]
On June 22nd, members of the GEM-JC project office in Egypt visited the Cairo Japanese School to give a special lecture on museums and cultural properties in Egypt. The Cairo Japanese School had contacted the project office to hold this session as part of the curriculum for 5th and […]
The 5th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting was held on February 25, 2021 with the attendance of officials from GEM, GEM-CC, JICA, and JICE. This year, the meeting was held online for the first time due to COVID-19. The committee meeting kicked off with opening remarks by Major General […]
The second online workshop promoting the GEM-JC Project, a sequel to the well-received workshop that took place last December, was held on March 1st. The workshop was streamed live from the same JICA Global Plaza in Ichigaya Tokyo, a facility run by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The success […]
At the award ceremony held in Tokyo on November 10, 2020, Mr. Nakamura, Project Chief Advisor expressed his gratitude and delivered an address of the award on behalf of the team: “The fact that the work of conservation, which usually goes unnoticed, has been recognized in such a way makes […]
Here’s what some of the locals have to say about this award! Dr. Hussein Kamal GEM-JC Project Manager/General Director of GEM Conservation Center The Grand Egyptian Museum, Joint Conservation project (GEM-JC project) is the continuation of the cooperation between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Grand Egyptian Museum […]
