The “City of the Dead” in Cairo is dotted with scores of domes over mediaeval tombs, but the mausoleum of Amir Mankalibugha from the mid-14th century is different and almost unique with its three … Read more

The grand reception room of the onetime palace of Sultan Qaitbey in the Desert of the Mamluks is a huge hall, but on 5 June 2018 it filled up when staff, collaborators, and friends … Read more

A 60-pages-long illustrated brochure has come out and can be viewed or downloaded from our website that presents the ‘Desert of the Mamluks’ section of Cairo’s ‘City of the Dead’ and our work in … Read more

As part of London Craft Week, on 10 May 2018 Agnieszka Dobrowolska and Bill Amberg gave a public lecture in the esteemed Leighton House Museum in London, presenting our team’s work in the ‘City … Read more

On 17 April 2018, the courtyard in front of the maq‘ad of al-Ashraf Qaitbey saw another Sultan’s Fair. The Sultan’s Leather Fair showcased leather products and manufacturing techniques to mark the involvement of the … Read more

Now an abandoned village and a vast archaeological site on desert hills overlooking the Nile in Sudan, between the 5th and the 14th centuries Old Dongola was a capital of a mighty Christian kingdom … Read more