British Ambassadorhosts reception to mark successful co-operation between the British Museum andthe Sudanese National Museum

 

The British Ambassador to Sudan, Dr Rosalind Marsden, hosteda reception to mark the successfulcompletion of the first year of a British Embassy project to support theSudanese National Museum.

 

The British Ambassador said: “I am proud to welcome VivianDavies and Derek Wellsby from the British Museum, two of our foremostarchaeological experts on Sudan and Ancient Egypt. They have devoted many yearsto preserving and promoting interest in Sudan’s cultural heritage.

 

The British Embassy is proud to be supporting the valuablework that they have been doing with the National Museum, providing on-sitetraining and expert advice to help the Sudanese curators to enhance theirmuseum as a centre of culture, education and research.

 

We look forward to continuing to support these exchanges todeepen and strengthen the links of friendship between Britain and Sudan.”

 

Notes for editors:

 

Mr Davies is Keeper of the Department of AncientEgypt and Sudan at the British Museum. Mr Wellsby is Assistant Keeper for theArchaeology of Sudan and Egyptian Nubia.

 

Press & Public Affairs Office

British Embassy – Khartoum.

23 October 2008