TY  - BOOK
AU  - Arnaud Quertinmont
AU  - Nicolas Amoroso
AU  - Michel Chauveau
AU  - Hélène Fragaki
AU  - François Queyrel
AU  - Isabelle Hairy
AU  - Emad Khalil
AU  - Stefano Caneva
AU  - Mona Haggag
AU  - Miguel John Versluys
AU  - Laurent Bricault
AU  - Richard Veymiers
AU  - Marie-Cécile Bruwier
AU  - Christian Cannuyer
AU  - Marie-Dominique Nenna
AU  - Céline Boutantin
AU  - Ahmed Abd El-Fattah
AU  - Mervat Seif el-Din
AU  - Edwin Nasr
AU  - Sarah Rifky
AU  - Sarah Dwider
AU  - Clare Davies
TI  - Alexandria: Past Futures
SN  - 9789462303386
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Brussels
PB  - Bozar, Mucem, ACTES SUD, Mercatorfonds
KW  - Alexandria
KW  - History
KW  - Modern life
KW  - Contemporary art
KW  - Greco-Roman period
KW  - Exhibition catalog
KW  - Museum objects
KW  - Artwork
KW  - Belgium
N1  - The book was prepared on the occasion of the exhibition "Alexandria: Past Futures" that was organised by the Domaine et Musée royal de Mariemont, Bozar - Centre for fine arts, Brussels, and the Mucem - Museum of Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean
N2  - “Alexandria: Past Futures” revisits the former Egyptian megapolis, founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, at the height of its history, highlighting its urban, political and religious organisation and some of the numerous scientific innovations and philosophical expressions that shaped it into one of the ancient world’s civilisational centres.

The publication aims to go beyond the usual stereotypes (Greeks, Egyptians, the Lighthouse, the Library) and to take the visitor on a journey of discovery of an ancient city that is full of nuances. Several recent discoveries have enabled us to refine our knowledge of the city.

By examining multi-layered temporalities, it also echoes dominant accounts of Alexandria as one through which successive civilisations and political formations of the past (Byzantine, Arab, Modern) have rehearsed visions of futures that are either no longer present or remain felt through the city’s material culture and its built environment. A series of contemporary artworks develops a critical and poetic association with all the themes covered throughout the book
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