Today's Message
Posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2004Timbuktu Exhibit Symposium, Reception, and Preview
Campus welcomes Cheikh AbdelKader Haidara, heir, director, and curator of the Mamma Haidara Library of Timbuktu, a private collection of 9,000 Arabic manuscripts collected since the 16th century at Tombouctou, Republic of Mali. Haidara will be accompanied by Stephanie Diakate, manuscript conservator, attorney, and book artist. Musa Abdul Hakim (x3138) to host. Symposium and reception: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 10:00-11:00 a.m., BUTLER LIBRARY 210. The "Legacy of Timbuktu Exhibit Preview," featuring manuscripts from the Haidara collection, will be at the Museum of Science December 3, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
