AMMAN — Deputizing for HRH Prince Hassan,
chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Institute for Interfaith
Studies,
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Fayez, on Tuesday
inaugurated an exhibition of new prints of a collection of old Levant photos
gathered by Brazilian Emperor D. Pedro II (1831–1889) during his trip to the
Holy Land, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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The exhibition, which is part of the celebrations of
the bicentennial of Brazilian Independence, was held by the
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts (JNGFA) and the Brazilian embassy in Amman, with the
support of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce.
The photos exhibited are part of the “Thereza
Christina Maria Collection”, which is considered one of the most valuable
collections of photos of the 19th century. They are considered the first
Brazilian set of documents to be included in the
UNESCO Memory of the World
Register list, the embassy said in a statement.
The photos will be exhibited daily at the JNGFA
building from 9am to 5pm, except Fridays until December 1.
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