Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany has inaugurated the first factory dedicated to creating archaeological replicas in Egypt and the Middle East. Located in Obour City, the factory was established in cooperation with the “Kenouz of Egypt for Archaeological replicas” company. It aims to keep keep the pace with the local and global market’s needs for manufacturing archaeological replicas, and will be worked on by highly competent Egyptian artists and specialists. Archaeological replicas are among the important products marketed in the tourism sector, the minister said, which reflects the world’s interest in them. Egypt has held an interested in producing its own archaeological replicas since 1982, when the Art Revival Center was established as the start of a state project to create replicas.

Source: Egypt Independent March 29, 2021 14:36 UTC