Restoration work is ongoing at the Egyptian Geographic Society (Société de
Géographie d’Egypte) on Qasr al-Aini Street in central Cairo, next to the House of
Representatives. The work is being done by Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry, in
cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education.
The Egyptian Geographic Society was established in 1875 by a decree of Khedive
Ismail to foster geographical knowledge and encourage geographical surveys and
field investigations in Egypt and many unexplored areas of Africa and the Upper
Nile. Today the Egyptian Geographic Society is a non-governmental organisation
whose main functions are to enhance public awareness of geography as a
development-oriented discipline, initiate comprehensive field work in Egypt,
develop research ties with similar societies in other countries, and organise local
and regional meetings and exhibitions.
According to Ghareeb Sonbol head of the Antiquities Ministry’s restoration
department, a high profile committee of experts heads the project, and is compiling
a comprehensive restoration plan of the building and its unique possessions. Dr
Sonbol said that the work has started, however, with cleaning the façade of the
building.
https://en.wataninet.com/archive-articles/the- egyptian-geographic- society/9281/
Watani International
2 February 2017