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Italy-Libya: a shared archeology
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Italy-Libya: a shared archeology

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Italy-Libya a shared archeology - exhibition
Italy-Libya a shared archeology – exhibition

On 22 September, the exhibition ‘Italia-Libia: un’archeologia condivisa’ (Italy-Libya: a shared archaeology) opened at the Castello Rosso, Tripoli’s archaeological museum, celebrating and testifying to the long history of Italian archaeological projects in the country. The inauguration was attended by the Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Mabrouka Tawafa Othman Oki, the Chairman of the Department of Antiquities Mohamed Faraj Mohamed al-Faloos, the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Interior, the Mayors of Tripoli and of several municipalities.

The project, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was curated by the Fondazione MedA in coordination with the Italian archaeological projects, the local Antiquities Department and the Italian Embassy.

The purpose of the exhibition is to give greater visibility to the Italian-Libyan cooperation in the field of archaeology and to the existence of Italian research projects since as far back as the 1920s. Over time, this research has covered a wide range of fields: rock art, underwater archaeology, research in urban complexes (Cyrene, Leptis Magna, Sabratha) and in necropolises.

The exhibition will remain in Tripoli until December, when it will be transferred to Benghazi and is the first in a series of three, called ‘Cooperazione in Mostra’ (Cooperation in Exhibition), which will illustrate Italian-Libyan cooperation in the field of archaeology in three geographical areas: Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan.

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Italy-Libya: a shared archeology – opening

Italy-Libya: a shared archeology – opening

Italy-Libya: a shared archeology – opening
Italy-Libya: a shared archeology – Minister of Culture Mabrouka

Italy-Libya: a shared archeology – Minister of Culture Mabrouka

Italy-Libya: a shared archeology – Minister of Culture Mabrouka

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