The American University in Cairo
The Rare Books and Special Collections Library
“Princess Fawzia: The Duality of Egyptian Womanhood Through Western and Egyptian Eyes”, exhibition showcases how Egyptian women are portrayed in the national and international media through the life of Princess Fawzia, the sister of King Farouk — the last monarch to rule Egypt — and the first wife of the Shah of Iran (closing 31 October).
The American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318
The Photographic Gallery
“Egypt: An Early 20thCentury Photographic Mosaic”, a photography exhibition
(2-24 October).
Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Salah Taher gallery
Tel 02 2739 0132/0144
Oil paintings byAhmed Al-Ganainy (14-20 October).
Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery
Oil paintings bySahar Alsaid (14-20 October).
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre
1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103
A permanent exhibition of the centre’s ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products.
Cervantes Institute
20 Boulos Hanna St, Dokki, Tel 02 3760 1746
“Diego and Frida, a Halfway Smile”, a photo exhibition consisting of 48 photographs printed on cardboard paper, exposes striking and crucial moments of the peculiar life of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, two of the great Mexican painters of the twentieth century. The exhibition is organized by the Mexican Embassy in collaboration with the Cervantes Institute, on the occasion of Mexico’s Independence Day (25 September-25 October).
Cordoba
3A, Degla St, off Furat St, Mohandessein, Tel 01111 665868
Watercolour paintings by Yasser Gaessa (3-24 October).
Gezira Arts Centre
1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 3298/96
Ahmed Sabri Hall & Ragheb Ayad Hall
“Smoke Effects”, ceramic works by Salwa Roshdy (closing 17 October).
Al-Hussein Fawzi Hall
“Still Life”, paintings by Mehri Fouda (closing 17 October).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary
Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475
Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre’s products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Italian Cultural Institute
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791
“15th Day of Contemporary Art”, a group exhibition celebrates contemporary art through displaying unique artworks by contemporary Italian artists who showed their artworks at the institute in the past years such as Giovanni Casellato, Stefania Fabrizi, and Raffaele Fiorella. Italy is celebrating these days contemporary art through opening its museums of contemporary art to the public for free(14-31 October).
Al-Kahila
15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511
“Magnificent”, a group show featrures among others Mohamed Youssef, Nabil Ali, Britt Botrous Ghali, Dina Targam, Farida Darwish (1-31 October).
Khan Almaghraby
18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3349/01000 694940
“The Clown”, a group exhibition showcasing a wide selection of artworks by Egyptian artists on the clowns and the traditional puppet (8-31 October).
Korean Cultural Centre
3 Boulos Hanna St, Dokki, Tel 02 37627102/3
“The 2019 K-Pop World Festival”, a photo exhibition on a K-Pop dance competition organised by the KCC (25 September- 25 November).
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Tel 02 25750353
“My Favorite Things 4”, meant as a platform to promote and encourage promising young women artists, this year it expands its reach, featuring a new and larger group of Egyptian artists, as well as two special foreign guests experimenting with contemporary artistic practices and media. Participating artists: Aya Badawy, Mona Essam, Nourhan Mayouf, Alaa Ayman Hassan, and more
(closing24 October).
Tamara Building, Downtown, Cairo
“The 29th Letter of the Alphabet”, a group exhibition organised by Art d’Egypte where the gallery will present works by the artists: Adel El-Siwi, Ahmed Sabry, Hany Rashed, Salah El Mur and Soad Abdelrasoul(painting),Hazem El-Mestikawy,Mohamed Abdallah (sculpture),Qarm Qart (photography)
(19 October-7 November).
Almashrabia
80 Mohieddin Abul Ezz St, infront of the Shooting Club Gate 3, Dokki, Tel 02 3335 7507
A group show features Adel Thabet (Painting), Magdy Abdel-Aziz (Graphic), Mohamad Samir El-Gindy (Ceramics), Tasneem El-Meshad (Painting)
(closing 19 October).
Islamic Cairo
Mohebeddin Hall, Al-Moez Street
Sultan QalawunMosque
Mamai Seifi Meqaad(seat), Al-Gamalya District
Beit Al-Seheimi
Al-Moez St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 02 2787 8865
“Reimagined Narratives”, Art D’Egypte’s third group exhibition organised, under the auspices of the Ministry of Antiquities and the UNESCO and supported by the French Cultural Institute in Cairo, is featuring artworks by 28 contemporary artists such as Ahmed Askalany, Ahmed El-Shaer, Ahmed Karaaly, Farida El-Gazzar, Fathi Hassan, Ghada Amer, Heba Amin and Hoda Lotfi
(17 October- 9 November).
NWT House
Villa 19 Road 12 Maadi El Sarayat, Tel 01152482349
“Visual Verses”, a group exhibition by a galaxy of artists such as Nazly Madkour, Rifky Al-Razzaz, Maye Heshamt and Brit Botrous Ghali
(18 September- 31 October).
Picasso East
Villa No 39 Al Narges 35thsettlement, 90's St, in front of Lake View Compound, Tel 0122 0000035
“Between Soul and Self”, paintings by pioneer artist Mohamed Farid (12 October- 5 November).
“Wall of the Soul”, paintings by Mahmoud Hamed (12 October- 5 November).
Safarkhan
6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291
“Blossoming”, a collective exhibition of four young talented artists:
Ghaidaa Ashraf, KindaAdly, Yousra Hafad, and Sara Tantawy (2-23 October).
TAM.Gallery
Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, Giza-Egypt, 0100 0773860
“Cosmic Nonsense”, is an artistic journey that attempts to explore the world from an impartial perspective of sanity.This group exhibition is a celebration of the madness that surrounds us; an uninhibited adventure where our artists set out to discover the many faces of crazy and explore the (often hilarious) survival tactics needed in the world today (22 October-12 November).
UBUNTU
20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223
New Space, First Foor
“Different Melodies”, a group exhibition byAbdel-Rahman ElBorgy, Asmaa Magdi Khouri, Caroline Berzi, Dina Madkour, Doaa Fakher, Farah El Shafie, Mohamed Bassiouni, Mona Omar, Montaser El Kharashi, Omar Gabr
(closing19 October).
ZAGPick
F8, Strip Mall-Sodic, Waslet Dahshour Road, Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zayed, 6th of october, Tel 02 38863961/0111 2304440
“The Document”, a photography exhibition by Ayman Lotfy (12-20 October).
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
BACC, East Exhibition Hall
“Child and Adolescent Creativity”, an exhibition of the products of the 12th round of the Workshop Exhibition (15 October-20 November).
French Cultural Institute
30 Al Nabi Danial St, Mahatet Misr, Alexandria, Tel 03 3913435/03 3918952“
The Scientific Discovery in Africa: The Nanotechnology in Egypt”, an exhibition designed by scientific editor Taina Cluzeauand Fais ta Science Association
(8 October-5 November).
*A version of this article appears in print in the 17 October, 2019 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.
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