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Cairo to build new site for culture but will artists and fans come?

Egypt has announced that it will build a state-of-the-art culture city by mid-2022, but it remains unclear whether it would attract artists and art lovers.
Construction machines and labourers work at the future headquarters of the Council of Ministers in the government district of the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt May 2, 2019. Picture taken May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1F74A68FD0

A new Egyptian arts and culture city is set to be built on the outskirts of the capital Cairo as artists and intellectuals disagree over its effectiveness and whether it would contribute to boosting Egypt’s art industry.

The city, which is located in the new administrative capital, should be completed by mid-2022.

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