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19th Century Bellydancers in 3D: a new article + video

Yes, you read it correctly. There is a way how to admire late 19th century Egyptian dancers in 3D! Even in the 19th century, people could appreciate first 3D images from all around the world, gather together and spend evenings going through images from far corners of the planet.

And between those images, several beautiful 3D photos of Egyptian dancers exist. Let me explain how this old type 3D photography worked, and present to you an online-friendly 3D version of those vintage images, so you can explore them in 3D right from the warmth of your home.

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Collections

All items in the collections are original, owned by Badriyah. The museum has more than 300 items, only a part is uploaded online.

New items will be published every month. Stay tuned! To understand the division of the categories, please read this article.

Pre-Golden Era in Egypt

Discover antique newspapers, postcards, lithographs, and engravings depicting dancers from Egypt prior 1920.

Golden Era in Egypt

Discover a collection of magazines, advertisements, postcards, movie programs, press photos, and lobby cards from Golden Era of bellydance in Egypt.

Western world & bellydance

Browse a collection of newspapers, postcards, books, engravings, cartoons, and lobby cards of Western dancers and their versions of "oriental dance".

New articles

19th Century Bellydancers in 3D

Taheya Carioca’s Dance Analysis – part 1

Samia Gamal and her American love

Support us

We are fully invested in gathering new historical items to create an interesting collection.

Do you want to support us and our museum?

Please, feel free to donate any amount

you wish or support us by purchasing

some of the online classes.

Thanks for your support, it helps a lot!

The Bellydance Museum

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In the neighborhood of the Dampoort Railway station

Ghent, Belgium

Badriyah