Abstract:Museum education is one of the important roles of museums. There are
different aspects through which museums can support education such as special
guided tours, educational programs, etc. It is obvious that history, culture as well
as art education is agreed to be one of the main duties of the antiquities
museums, where they try to provide a continuation of school and university
education with a place for study and appreciation of all these fields.With its ancient and great history, Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is considered as
one of the most known libraries in the world; it influences cultural as well as
touristic life in Egypt and other countries. Being the key expertise, the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Antiquities Museum is considered as a valuable case
study to investigate its impact on the cultural life as well as tourism.
In order to explore the possibilities and effectiveness of museum education a
comparative study has been undertaken between the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s
Antiquities Museum and other museums; the National Museum in Alexandria
and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the Oriental Institute Museum in
Chicago.
Recommendations include increasing marketing efforts concerning the museum
education programs and extending the age of participants to include elder
people and various categories of visitors.