In joint collaboration between the Library of Alexandria, the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, and the Karabakh Foundation, an exhibition of the original manuscripts of Nizami Ganjavi was held in Washington DC under the title "Nizami Ganjavi: Legacy of a 12th-Century Poet from Azerbaijan". About 50 original manuscripts and rare miniatures were on display at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, on 3 December, 2012. As the main curator of the exhibition, Serageldin gave a talk at the reception arranged on this occasion by the Azerbaijan Ambassador. Among the guests were congressional members, poetry scholars, researchers, diplomats, and NGO leaders.