Mona Serageldin Digital Archive: Photograph Collection

MSDA // PHOTOGRAPHS

Image galleries of digitized slides from Mona Serageldin’s professional collection

The MSDA Photograph Collection, digitized from 35mm film slides, comprises a photographic survey of urban housing around the globe from the 1970s through the 2000s.

I2UD presents ten pilot collections of Mona Serageldin’s photographs as digital galleries, consisting of around 6,500 digitized images, following her meticulous original organization system, which she used to cross-reference her career-long collection of teaching material, city case studies, essays, and photographic documentation.

Currently available collections include:

  • M01: Informal Housing in Helwan, Egypt (1970-1985)
  • M02: Medieval Cairo (1969-1996)
  • M03: Latin America (1989-1999)
  • M07: Informal Housing (1982-1988)
  • M11: Poland (1995-1997)
  • M12: Poland (1995-2004)
  • M16: South Africa and Mauritania (1998-1999)
  • M26: Poland, France, and Latin America (1987-2004)
  • M29: Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (1982-1986)
  • M45: Asia (1980-1989)

MSDA Photograph Collection M01 //
“Informal Housing in Helwan, Egypt” (1970-1985) – 10 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M02 //
“The Medieval City of Cairo, Egypt” (1969-1996) – 9 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M03 //
“Latin America: Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela” (1989-1999) – 4 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M07 //
“Informal Housing” (1982-1988) – 3 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M11 //
“Poland” (1995-1997) – 3 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M12 //
“Poland” (1995-2004) – 8 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M16 //
“South Africa and Mauritania” (1998-1999) – 7 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M26 //
“Poland, France, and Latin America” (1987-2004) – 3 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M29 //
“Saudi Arabia and Bahrain” (1982-1986) – 7 galleries

MSDA Photograph Collection M45 //
“Asia” (1980-1989) – 5 galleries