American University in Cairo
AUC New Cairo Campus, Tel 02 2615 2694/012 80009077
Sharjah Art Gallery
“Disruption” visual arts senior exhibition is showcasing the work of this year’s graduating artists. Bringing together diverse practices and perspectives, it explores themes of rupture, transformation and resistance through bold visual languages and experimental forms. It features works by Eman Allam, Gamila Abuseada, Malak Ali, Omar Awad, Jomana Elgendy, Jana El- Helw and Nada Elramly (2 - 25 April, daily from 4 to 9pm excluding weekends and official holidays).
Arcade gallery and Leila Izzet Museum
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 (closing 15 April).
Bibliothek
Arkan Plaza, Extension of Sheikh Zayed District, Giza, Tel 010 66860098/010 66500748
“Refraction of Color” exhibition is an immersive journey through light and vision featuring works by Jaida Zakaria, Moshira El Azhary, Suzie Arafa, Nadia Zaki and many more (6-26 April).
Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Salah Taher gallery
Tel 02 2739 0132/0144
Dominican Embassy exhibition (16 - 22 April).
Demi
15 Ahmed Sabry St, Zamalek, Tel 012 05777147/ 02 27369505
“Faces” solo sculpture exhibition by Alaa Mohamady
(29 March- 22 April).
Duroub
27 Hassan Assem, Zamalek, Tel 010 33552422/ 0100 4252768
“Living” exhibition of painting by Iman Khattab (5-23 April).
District 5, Marakez
New Cairo
After captivating millions across North America, Europe and Asia, “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” exhibition makes its Egyptian debut at District 5 by Marakez in New Cairo. The internationally acclaimed exhibition transforms more than 300 masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh into a fully immersive digital spectacle, projected in a stunning 360-degree immersive way onto walls, floors, and ceilings. You’ll see famous paintings like “The Starry Night,” “Sunflowers,” and “Terrace Café at Night” come to life with light and sound, accompanied by the artist’s own words and music. The experience is directed by the Canadian-French artist Mathieu Saint-Arnaud and his team at Studio Normal in Montreal (Tickets for the exhibition are now available. New opening times have also been added to accommodate more visitors.
This is the first time the exhibition has come to Egypt, and those interested in booking can visit beyondvangoghegypt.com
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(7 April through June 2026).
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.
Gezira Arts Centre
1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 3298
“NINGYŌ: Art and Beauty of Japanese Doll” traveling exhibition is organised by Japan Foundation in Cairo.
This exhibition explores the Japanese doll and its culture nurtured in the history and folklore of Japan with a focus on the "Ningyō to pray for children’s growth" used in the seasonal festivals; "Ningyō as fine art" for appreciation, which is characterized by various techniques, technologies, and styles (8 - 29 April).
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” annual show 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, Zaki 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
(closing 16 April).
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. 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 (closing 30 April).
Misr
4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604
“Where I Belong” a solo sculpture exhibition by Reem Osama
(closing 23 April).
Picasso
30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544
Hall I
“Building Humanity” exhibition of acrylic on canvas paintings by Ahmed Farid (30 March- 15 April).
Hall II
“Songs of Life” exhibition of mixed media and watercolour on paper paintings by Iraqi artist Rasmi Al-Khafaji
(30 March- 15 April).
Picasso East
Villa No 39 Al Narges 35th settlement, 90's St, in front of Lake View Compound, New Cairo, Tel 0122 0000035
“Nile Squares” exhibition of painting by Assem Abdel-Fattah
(closing 16 April).
“Neigh” exhibition of painting by Hend Elfalafly
(closing 16 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
“Lighting” exhibition by the artist Mohamed Abdalla Otaybi presents the artist’s latest collection, which is an attempt to dispel the darkness that currently dominates the world. It is an effort to plant seeds of goodness, beauty, and love—symbolized by the soaring bird that appears in most of the works, as well as by the presence of a woman as a symbol of fertility and life
(5 April - 7 May).
TAM
KM 28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, Giza, Tel 01000773860
“Ten Years Inside” exhibition of painting by acclaimed Egyptian Ali Hassan (3-21 April).
UBUNTU
20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223
Ground Floor
“River Guardians” exhibition of painting by Ahmed El-Badawy (29 March -2 May).
First Floor
“Cinema is Cinema 6” exhibition by Hany Rashed, delves into the visual archive of Egyptian cinema, reworking its familiar language through a process of fragmentation, repetition, and subtle disruption. Including painting and installations, the exhibition revisits film stills, subtitles, and commercial posters—primarily from the 1970s through the 1990s, alongside more recent titles
(29 March -2 May).
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
(closing 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 workshop photographed and experimented together, discovering Alexandria from a new perspective. 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 9 April, 2026 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.
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