American University in Cairo
AUC New Cairo Campus, Tel 02 2615 2694/012 80009077
The Photographic Gallery
“New Cairo, Do You Love Me?” is a photographic project about the experience of living in New Cairo City. Growing up in this city, we were always struck by how commercial, lifeless and anti-human it felt to us. The city was established 25 years ago, promising luxury, safety and a refuge from Cairo congestion, but it ended up treating its residents as economic prospects rather than human beings and faltering on all its promises. The project attempts to document this gap between promise and reality through this body of work. Judi Yassin is an aspiring photographer who has been living in New Cairo for the past 12 years. Not a single photograph in her portfolio, which spans six years of work, is set on the streets of New Cairo. Tia Khalil is an aspiring photographer who has been living in New Cairo since she was three years old. This is her debut photographic project, choosing to focus on a rather bleak subject rather than something shiny and pretty. She dreads every moment she has to drive past an upcoming "luxury" compound, and this project is her way of conveying that feeling
(3- 17 May).
Bibliothek
Arkan Plaza, Al-Sheikh Zayed District, Giza, Tel 010 66860098/010 66500748
“Fractals of Art and Soul” exhibition, by veteran artist Mostafa El-Razzaz, explores the hidden rhythms of the universe through the eyes of a master who continues to inspire generations.
In Fractals, every detail is a universe of its own, and every universe is a mere detail in a larger masterpiece. Known for his mastery of symbolism and folklore, El-Razzaz evolves his visual language in this exhibition, exploring the infinite complexity of “Fractals” where patterns repeat in eternal beauty across different scales. This collection represents a bridge between the cosmic and the intimate, the mathematical and the mythical (6 - 30 May).
Dai
24 Hassan Assem St, off Brazil, Zamalek, Tel 0100 1115433
“Taqaseem” painting exhibition by Osama Nashed and “Solo Resonance” painting exhibition by Alaa Hegazi
(closing 10 May).
Difaf
37 Mohamed Mazhar, Zamalek, Tel 0102 7365252
“Journey to the Core” exhibition by Mahmoud Hamdi
takes us on a journey to the core, exploring what lies beyond the visible and unveiling the secrets of the microcosm (5- 25 May).
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.
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2578 4494, open daily from 11am to 8pm except Fridays
“Abandoned Gold” is Amr Maghraby’s first solo exhibition. In this project, Maghraby continues an expansive research path that interrogates the anthropological significance of seashells, transcending their aesthetic image and presenting them as a symbol of protection and strength (3- 25 May).
Misr
4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604
“Veiled Tremble” painting exhibition by Rania Abu Elazm
(closing 14 May).
Safarkhan
6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291
“Songs of the South” in his third showing at Safarkhan, established talent Omar Abdel-Zaher employs his signature brand of Nubianesque expressionism to deliver another candid and impassioned meditation on the quaint yet enrapturing traditions of the rural regions of the Egyptian south. Abdel-Zaher’s painting invites us to escape the concrete jungle of the Cairene metropolis, whose sounds and sights we drown in daily, it is a glimpse into these far-flung communities from which a certain jubilance emanates (29 April - 20 May).
Swailam
14 El-Saleh Ayoub St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 8900/0111232 4002
“Lighting” exhibition by artist Mohamed Abdalla Otaybi presents the artist’s latest collection, which is an attempt to dispel the darkness that currently dominates the world
(closing 24 May).
Yassin art gallery
159, 26th July St, Behind Diwan Bookstore, Zamalek, Tel 01271170035
“Born of the Moment” exhibition of painting by Walid Nayif
(28 April – 21 May).
Zamalek art gallery
11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240
“Terra Cantus: A Trajectory” exhibition of painting by Nazli Madkour (closing 7 May).
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 7 May, 2026 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.
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