Amir Taz Palace
27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Salebiya St, Al-Khalifa district, Tel 02 2514 2581
Tues 19, 7pm: Salon of Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage.
Beit Al-Sennari
Mongue Ally, Behind Al Saneya Secondary School, Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo, Tel 02 23926031/ 01018611966
Tues 19, 6pm: “Dealing with Trials and Suffering According to Sufi Scholars” is novelist Reem Bassiouny’s monthly Sufi lecture.
House of Arab Poetry
Beit Al-Sett Wassila, Behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 2990
Sun 17, 7pm: Poet Ahmed Abdel-Moaaty Hegazi Salon features writer Mohamed Sulieman.
Italian Archeological Centre
14 Champollion Street, Tahrir Square, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791
Mon 18, 9am-5.30pm (in person and online): On the occasion of the International Day for Museums, the Italian Archaeological Centre (CAI -IIC), in collaboration with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archeology (PCMA) will organize the AIPP Symposium.
For inquiries about the link to attend online send an email to: [email protected]
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Ewart Memorial Hall
Thurs 14, 7pm – 10pm: Enjoy a night of SoldOut as TV anchor Mahmoud Saad interviews actress Riham Abdel-Ghafour for the first time in front of a live audience. An inspiring talk awaits you—an experience we are confident will leave you uplifted and motivated.
Your mobile phones will be securely stored in the TCC lockers and returned to you at the end of the event.
ALEXANDRIA
French Cultural Institute
30 Al-Nabi Danial St, Mahatet Misr, Alexandria, Tel 03 3913435/3918952
Wed 20 - Sat 23: “Hona Palestine” (Here Palestine) returns for its third edition dedicated to Palestinian arts and heritage. The programme includes a photography exhibition, seminars, workshops, talks, a concert, and a bazaar, in a renewed and rich programme designed to be a space for dialogue on various artistic expressions. An invitation to discover the richness of Palestinian creativity and the diversity of its cultural forms.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 14 May, 2026 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.
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