Arcade gallery
25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220
Leila Izzet Museum
Villa 30 road 18, Maadi
“Red” group exhibition is bringing together a formidable gathering of 51 artists (11 March - 15 April).
Difaf
37 Mohamed Mazhar, Zamalek, Tel 0102 7365252
“Scent of Light” exhibition by Sabah Naim. Naim’s visions move to the rhythms of Sufism–rising and falling, transforming and evolving. Through these rituals, she draws us into the heart of her world, far from reality, taking us by the hand into an alternate realm of her own making (closing 31 March).
Al-Fustat Centre for Ceramic
Old Cairo district, Tel 0111 8575573
The permanent exhibition of the centre’s handcrafted products including ceramic, brass, jewellery, and khayamia.
Italian Cultural Institute
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791
Solo Exhibition at IIC
“After the Storm: Memories of a Drawing” Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art celebrates its 10th edition of My Favorite Things hosting a solo exhibition by the Italian-Egyptian artist Sarah Zaki as the guest of honour at the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo. Zaki (b. 1991, Pietrasanta, Italy) is a visual artist based in Cairo. Working primarily across painting and sculpture, Sarah explores themes of identity, the self, and the instability of human experience within contemporary social narratives. Her work often portrays female figures and portraits that reflect both personal and collective emotion. Through distortion, gesture, and vivid color, she seeks to reveal the psychological tension between inner reality and outward perception
(26 March 2026 - 20 April 2026).
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2578 4494, open daily from 11am to 8pm except Fridays
“My Favorite Things 10” group exhibition started in 2016 as a small group exhibition, showing the artworks of three chosen women artists; featured by Mashrabia as the revelation of the season. In due course, “My Favorite Things” became an inclusive annual exhibition promoting and supporting up and coming women artists in Egypt. Its main aim is to guarantee for women to have a permanent and safe space, for exposure and free expression, maintaining a high artistic quality based on originality and innovative thought. This year’s selection includes 25 female artists such as Aya El-Hussieny, Habiba El-Gazzar, Hana Gawad, Nadine Abdel-Khalek, Mariam Essam, Heba Tarek, Rehab Ayman, Fatma Al Zahraa Hassan, Nada El-Ramly, and Reem El-Hefnawy (29 March - 30 April).
Safarkhan
6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291
“The Inner Nile” exhibition showcases Safarkhan resident talent Ibrahim Khatab’s latest collection. Since his last exhibition during our 2023/24 season, Khatab has cemented his status as one of the Middle East’s most sought-after artists, now being a regular fixture in continental art fairs from Nigeria to South Africa to Abu Dhabi, amassing a burgeoning following across global art circles, with his works becoming fixtures in reputed art collections around the world (1-22 April).
Swailam
14 El-Saleh Ayoub St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 8900/0111232 4002 “Visions” exhibition showcases selective artworks by artists from Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe. This diverse collection celebrates a fusion of cultures, styles, and creative expressions (closing 31 March).
Yassin art gallery
159, 26th July St, Behind Diwan Bookstore, Zamalek, Tel 01271170035
“Bird on Wire - 35 Years of Gallery” exhibition by Nazir Tanbouli is celebrating 35 years of exhibiting his work and contributing to the Egyptian and international painting scene
(29 March - 22 April).
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Port Said St, Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Archaeological Museum
A permanent exhibition on the results of the Archaeological Mission of the University of Turin in Nelson Island.
Goethe Institute
Temporarily 27 Marouf El Rassafi Street, Kafr Abdo, Alexandria
“Photograph Explorers” photography exhibition is the result of a workshop held from April to November of last year, participants in the “Photograph Explorers” workshop photographed and experimented together, discovering Alexandria from a new perspective. Exhibition is curated by Buthaina Shaalan.
Participants including among many others: Ahmed Ramadan Ahmed, Ahmed Walid Sami, Aya Ahmed Mehran, Aya Mohamed Mahmoud Ali, Reem Farag Gomaa, Ziad Hassan Mostafa, Salwa Hamdi Mohamed, and Abdullah Mougy
(closing 31 May).
* A version of this article appears in print in the 26 March, 2026 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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