Cairenes have been rediscovering and sharing the Egyptian capital’s urban heritage by images on an interactive wall. It sounds too good to be true but might actually become reality within a couple of years. The wall will be called Sanduq el-Dunia (‘The World In A Box’/’Cosmorama’), a project the Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) is trying to realize in the near future. When strolling through Cairo’s neighborhoods, a sad sight is inevitable to see. Magnificent buildings erected during various eras are empty and neglected. Heritage is going to waste. New buildings however seem to be popping up like mushrooms while you’re not looking. In addition to this, Cairo does not have a city museum or institution that fully archives the history of the city and makes it available to the public. Vintage pictures on social media are often the only resources to raise awareness of Cairo’s heritage, since even the government for instance fails to use a correct image of the Suez Canal on its latest official stamp. It all started in 2013 in Copenhagen, where a well-known installation called The WALL was transformed into four 3 meter long screens…
