November 23, 2016 – 7:45 pm-9:45 pm | The Ismaili Centre, 1-7 Cromwell Gardens, SW7 2SL
A lecture by Stéphane Pradines (AKU – ISMC) on the medieval walls of Cairo highlighting the collaboration between the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology, the Ministry of Egyptian Antiquities and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
The discussion panel will include Anna Contadini (SOAS), Christophe Bouleau (AKTC) and Ahmed Al-Shoky, General Director of the Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo.
The event will be opened by H.E Mme Sylvie Bermann, French Ambassador to the United Kingdom and H.E Mr Nasser Ahmed Kamel, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Kingdom.
The lecture is in partnership with the Institut Français du Royaume-Uni and the Ismaili Centre.