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Contemplating Time, Ann Francis, Ireland

Gallery The "Euro Photo Art" Gallery, FIAP Oradea Exhibition Center - Romania within the section of the Oradea City Museum belonging to the Oradea Crișurilor Museum - Museum Complex, hosted on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., the opening of the photographic art exhibition entitled " The eyes of the Pharaohs". In addition to the authors of the exhibition, the photographic artists Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Hassan EFAPs (permanent member of AIEFA) and Nora Mahar, from Alexandria (Egypt) and His Excellency Mr. Moayad Eldalie, the Egyptian ambassador to Romania, participated in the event. The exhibition organized by the International Association "Euro Photo Art" in partnership with the president of Sumit Agro Romania and the Museum of the Country of Crișurilor Oradea - Museum Complex, through the section of the Oradea City Museum under the auspices of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), recognized by UNESCO includes 72 photographs taken by the two photographic artists from Egypt. The public present at the event was greeted by Dr. Diana Iancu, museographer at the Oradea City Museum section, who thanked for the initiative of organizing this exhibition, as well as for the presence of the authors and His Excellency. Next, Dr. Eng. Particia Știrbu, the president of Sumit Agro Romania, emphasized the special role played by the company she represents in agriculture in Romania and how it also supports culture and art in our country. His Excellency Mr. Moayad Eldalie, the Egyptian ambassador to Romania, who arrived in our city at the invitation of AIEFA, emphasized in his speech H.E. "It gives me great pleasure and I thank you for the invitation to participate in the opening ceremony of the exhibition of the two Egyptian photographic artists, an excellent opportunity to create a cultural bridge in such a beautiful way between Egypt and Romania". Mrs. Bíró Rozália, the president of the Foreign Culture Committee of the Romanian Parliament – Chamber of Deputies emphasized the role that culture has in the framework of collaborative relations between countries, exemplifying the photographic artists Ahmed Mohamed Hassan EFAPs from Egypt and Ștefan Tóth István AFIAP, ESFIAP from Romania as two cultural ambassadors of their countries". In the end, the president of AIEFA took the floor, who expressed his great joy to carry out the special collaboration with the Egyptian photographic artists and handed them the Certificate of AIEFA patronage and FIAP auspices. It is to be appreciated that the ambassador of Egypt in Romania, His Excellency Mr. Moayad Eldalie, paid a courtesy visit to the mayor of Oradea, Mr. Florin Birta. During the day on Saturday E.S. visited the Oradea Roman Catholic Museum, several churches and tourist attractions in the city center. The musical moments of the opening in Oradea were offered by the representative of the Christian and Cultural Group "Duo Sola Fide" from Oradea, the viola artist Thurzó Sándor József who performed several pieces by composers from Egypt. The exhibited photographs can also be admired on the AIEFA website: https://www.eurofotoart.com/efa-exhibition-hals/fiap-exhibition-center-oradea/11/ Some of the exhibits will also be viewable on media screens modern transport systems in our city, thanks to the protocol concluded with AIEFA and OTL SA. The exhibition of photographic artists from Egypt will remain available to tourists and the visiting public in Oradea until 23.06.2023, from Tuesday to Sunday, between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (closed on Mondays). Photo by: EFA/ Csíki János

Special Opening - May 2023