"Mervat Seifeddin, director of the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, announced that the museum would close for two years as it is a subject of a development project for comprehensive restoration of the building, which was constructed in 1895. Showcases will also be renewed, and display methods developed to bring it in line with the latest museological standards. Seifeddin told the Weekly that the development project would also rearrange the museum garden with a view to developing it into an open air museum as well as installing new lighting and ventilation systems. To facilitate the visitor's path, a number of information billboards would be provided along the museum corridors. The museum's library, which includes an overwhelming number of Arabic, English and French volumes written by travellers who visited Egypt from the 11th century to modern times, will be also restored, and all its rare books will be documented on CD to make them available for students, researchers and whoever is interested in such topics."

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