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If you are
travelling to Egypt a visit to the school can be arranged to fit in with
excursions to the nearby pyramid sites of Giza and Saqqara.
The
Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre is near the village of Harrania on the Sakkara
road between Giza and Sakkara. From Cairo take the main road to Giza, turning
off onto the Sakkara road shortly before reaching Giza. Four kilometres down
the Sakkara road you will see the Harrania village sign and then a sign for
the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre. Turn right, cross the canal and turn
right again. Go to the second gate in the mud wall, on which you will see
another Wissa Wassef School sign. Press bell for entry.
Opening
Times: Daily from 10am-5pm.
The
weavers work from 9am to noon and from 2pm to 5pm except Thursday afternoon
and Fridays. Allow about an hour for the visit and if you want to be sure
that the weavers are working contact the Art Centre.
A round
trip by taxi from a central Cairo hotel should cost around 50 Egyptian pounds
including a one hour wait. Alternatively the return journey can be made by
public minibus.
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