Exposition | « Through Meinecke’s Lens - Cairenes and Cairo of the 1970s » — Museum für Islamische Kunst
Abstract
About this Photo exhibition What did it mean to live among centuries-old monuments? In 1970s Cairo, historic buildings were part of daily life. People lived in them, worked in them, and built their communities around them. This quiet yet powerful reality is captured in this story which was originally presented as a photo exhibition in collaboration with the Museum for Islamic Art as part of the '20th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology', held f...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Architecture and Cultural Influences
Photographic and Visual Arts
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Hypotheses (OpenEdition)
- Publication date
- 29 January 2026