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The exhibition
took place in the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris from
October 26, 1998 until May 2, 1999, organized by the Lebanese
Government in collaboration with the Hariri Foundation and the National
Heritage Foundation. The Council of Ministers formed a Committee
ad hoc and the Foundation was represented by: the deputy Mrs. Bahia
Hariri, the Minister Mr. Marwan Hamadé and Mr. Raymond Audi.
The exhibition included:
A patrimonial and archeological Journey from the
Phoenician to the Emirs era.
Homage for the writers: Gebran Khalil Gebran and George Shéhadeh.
Stands selling Lebanese handicrafts.
A gastronomic stop.
A Lebanese season comprising shows: theatre, cinema, concerts
and
dances...
The most important part of this event, which enhanced the return of
Lebanon to the international cultural scene, was the projection of
lights on the prestigious Sarcophagus of Ahiram, bearing
the earliest form of the Phoenician alphabet, despatched to Paris
for the occasion.
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