Exposition | « Through Meinecke’s Lens - Cairenes and Cairo of the 1970s » — Museum für Islamische Kunst

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Authors: Caroline Kohlmayer
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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