Project status
Past
Lead organisation
The Levantine Foundation
Partners
The Deir al Surian Monastery and The Coptic Museum, Cairo.
Grant award
£101,382
Project summary
Coptic Christians within Egypt have been targets of violence and discrimination, with the Monastery as a potential target. The project team provided training in conservation methods, manuscript handling, record keeping and collection care.
Previously un-documented Coptic and Arabic manuscripts in the collection have been catalogued, alongside the conservation of some important and vulnerable ancient Syriac manuscripts.
