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Ms. Jihan Atef Director-General of the Coptic Museum and Dr. Mamdouh Othman Director-General of the Museum of Islamic Art inaugurated the second part of the temporary exhibition of antiquities Sarga and Mishkah which is organized by the two museums in the framework of the continuous cooperation between them.Professor Jihan Atef explained that the exhibition includes a group of 27 artifacts from the Museum of Islamic Arts holdings including niches theaters and manuscripts from different eras to express the idea of light spiritually and philosophically. The exhibition is scheduled to last for a month. She pointed out that the exhibitions opening program included artistic performances of the traditional Tanoura and a bouquet of Coptic melodies and hymns.Dr. Mamdouh Othman Director-General of the Museum of Islamic Art added that the selected group of exhibits sheds light on the issue of lighting from different Islamic eras the most prominent of which is a comb made of bone written on one side God is the light of the heavens and the earth and on the other His light is like a niche in it. a niche attributed to Sultan Hassan a candlestick made of copper inlaid with silver attributed to Sultan Suleiman and an honorable Quran written in sapphire al-Mustasim script.On the sidelines of the archaeological exhibition an art exhibition entitled Lampas was organized which includes products made of alabaster and candles containing Coptic decorations and symbols in addition to a group of artistic paintings. Wax casting art.The celebration was attended by Bishop Martiros Bishop of the Railways Reverend Yacoub Deputy Bishop Julius Bishop of the Churches of Ancient Egypt Reverend Abakir Reverend Salib and Dr. Shatha Ismail Professor of Coptic Archeology Department of Tourist Guidance Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Helwan University. It is worth noting that this exhibition aims to introduce visitors to the two museums to the collections contained in each museum once they visit any of them The first part of it was inaugurated last weekend at the Museum of Islamic Art where a group of antiquities belonging to the Coptic Museum were displayed
