Egyptian Cultural Festival to kick off in Melbourne

The Egyptian Cultural Association of Victoria will organize a 10-day-cultural festival in Melbourne to show up the Egyptian culture.

The burial mask of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun is shown during the 'Tutanchamun - Sein Grab und die Schaetze' Exhibition Preview at Kleine Olympiahalle on Apri Source: Getty Images

The festival will include arts, music, handcraft works, and lectures on ancient Egypt.

A lecture on the Napoleon era of Egypt will be also presented during the festival.

Dr. Siham Mustafa, president of The Egyptian Cultural Association, says that is an opportunity to show the Victorians the culture of Egypt.