The pricing below is what it costs to run the desk, divided by the number of subscribers we can serve well without lowering the editorial standard. No annual discounts, no introductory offers, no upsells. Pick the tier that matches how you actually use the material.
For readers who want the full text of the seven museum files with the dated change log, plus the searchable bibliographic index.
For researchers, writers and gallery designers using the archive as a working reference. Adds dated photographs and the guide shortlist.
For institutions and serious independent researchers. Adds the printed quarterly Curator's Notebook and a standing line to a named editor.
The matrix below is the version the desk uses to set up new accounts. If something is not in the table, it is not in the tier.
| What you get | Reader | Library | Field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public museum files, full text + dated change log | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bibliographic index search | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dated field photographs on request | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cairo licensed-guide shortlist | — | Yes | Yes |
| Arabic curatorial bulletin translations | Titles only | Full text | Full text |
| Reserve-access application templates | — | Yes | Yes |
| Printed quarterly Curator's Notebook | — | — | Yes |
| Standing line to a named editor | — | — | Yes |
| Reduction on commissioned services | — | 20% | 40% |
| Acknowledged in Annual Digest | — | — | Yes |
| Billing cadence | Monthly | Monthly | 6 months min. |
A subscription is set up by writing to the desk through the contact page; we do not run a self-serve checkout. Most subscribers are institutional and need an invoice with a particular reference, billing address, or VAT treatment under their national rules — quoting from a short form is faster than reverse-engineering it from a card receipt.
We accept payment in Egyptian pounds for clients with Egyptian bank accounts and in euros, US dollars or pounds sterling for international clients by SWIFT transfer to the Cairo bank account. Card payments are not supported at this scale. An invoice is issued at the start of every billing period. Reader and Library tiers cancel from the account page and access continues until the end of the paid period. The Field tier carries a six-month minimum because the first two printed notebooks are printed and shipped before the second invoice is issued.
VAT treatment: as an Egyptian L.L.C. registered under VAT ID 719-204-583, we charge Egyptian VAT to Egyptian-resident subscribers. International subscribers are zero-rated under the standard export rules and are responsible for any reverse-charge VAT in their own jurisdiction.
Tell us the tier, your billing address and your preferred currency. The first reply, with the invoice, arrives inside one Egyptian working day.