> the museum itself is intended to change how the world sees Egypt, and how Egypt sees the world. Similarly grandiose claims were made for the Bibliotheca Alex

> the museum itself is intended to change how the world sees Egypt, and how Egypt sees the world. Similarly grandiose claims were made for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2002), which has failed to do either. If anything, given Egypt's constant political and economic crisis, I'm surprised it's still even operational. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina