Tag: Museum

Policy and Regulations

Reps investigate Benin museum over foreign control allegations

The House of Representatives on Tuesday initiated an investigation into the establishment, funding, and governance framework of the Museum of West African Art located in Benin City, Edo State. This action was prompted by growing concerns that the new cultural complex might be operating under arrangements that afford undue influence to foreign and private interests. […]

Economy

Egypt opens billion-dollar grand museum to revive tourism, economy

Cairo is finally set to open the Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday—a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Egypt hopes will help revive tourism and boost its troubled economy. Seventy-nine delegations, including 39 heads of state and government, are expected at the ceremony, which begins at 7:30 pm local time (1730 GMT). Germany, Japan, […]