Sadat Museum

Video of the inauguration ceremony

The Sadat Museum is a cultural museum in Alexandria, Egypt, dedicated to the legacy of Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat. It was inaugurated on February 17, 2009, by Suzanne Mubarak and Jehan Al Sadat and is located next to the planetarium of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, encompassing 200 square meters.[1] The museum also launched an internet website that contains videos, images and documents about Sadat.[2] The Museum holds the military uniform Sadat was wearing when he was assassinated, his desk, radio and some of the swords he received from Arab countries.[2] The web collection contains 14,000 images and 61 hours of video.[3]

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Anwar Sadat

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  1. ^ "Launching the Sadat Museum and Digital Archive". Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  2. ^ a b Dalia Asem (February 18, 2009). "Suzan Mubarak and Jihan Al Sadat open the Sadat Museum and a website in his name" (in Arabic). Al Sharq Al Awsat. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ^ "Documentary videos" (in Arabic). Sadat Museum.