Bibliothek
Extension of Sheikh Zayed District, Giza, Tel 0122 237 9077
“Medieval Cairo” photography exhibition by Nihal Tamraz
(9 July-15 August).
Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery
Ayoun International Forum for Fine Arts (17-22 July).
Duroub
4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 02 2796 2881/ 2794 7951
“Art at its Finest Features” group exhibition features a galaxy of artists including Adham Lotfy, Doaa Hatem, Galal El-Husseiny, Sabry Ragheb, Taher Abdel-Azim, Fares Ahmed, Lina Amin, Mervat Shazly, with guest of honour artist Abdel-Salam Eid
(25 June - 20 July).
Garden of Art
El-Sheikh Zayed, Rabwa Mall, ground floor, entrance from Rabwa compound gate 3, Tel 01200 407771
“Big Frames, Small Frames” collective show of 46 sculptures and painting by Mustafa El-Fiki, Sayed Saad Eldein, Hassan Abdel-Fatah, Mohsen Attia, Mohamed Ghanem, Eman Hakim, Hana Helmy, Laila Hassan, Mohamed Ellban, and many more
20 May-1 October).)
Goethe Institute
5 El-Bustan Street, Downtown, Tel 02 2575 9877/ 219/ 01288711134
Takhshena gallery
““Is that really you? Maybe” exhibition by Nadia Mounir
. (closing 23 July)
Italian Cultural Institute
3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791
“A Different Point of View” art exhibition by four artists: Father
Emmanuel, Najah Sedky, Ahmed Youssef and Ayman Madkour, contains a collection of contemporary arts focusing on the cultural dialogue between various ancient civilizations over the centuries from different points of view. The show includes a group of paintings expressing the development of the ancient Egyptian, Roman, Coptic and Italian civilizations (11-25 July).
Italian/Egyptian Centre for Restoration and Antiquities (CIERA)
31 Al Suyuffeya St, Al Helmeya, Cairo, visitors are welcomed by appointments so contact the manager Mr. Salah Ramadan 0100 8716067
Architectural complex of the Mevlevi Dervish “Samaa Khana, Restorations and Restorers” permanent exhibition of the activities of the working/formation sites for the restoration and recovery of the monuments. Visitors are welcomed during the opening hours determined by the Ministry of Antiquities.
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2578 4494, open daily from 11am to 8pm except Fridays
“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” is a group multifaceted show that features an eclectic collection of over 25 of Egypt’s contemporary artists including among others Essam Alaa, Amre Heiba, Adel-El-Siwi, Xavier Puigmarti, Ahmed Lesi, Marco Magrini, Fadwa Ramadan, Hany El-Sayed. Some of the works were created decades ago, some were created yesterday, and some were borrowed from private collections. As for the blue, it guides us to the end of a season and ushers a new one (7 June - 27 July).
Picasso
30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544
Hall I & Hall II
The gallery's annual Summer group exhibition showcases artworks by late and contemporary artists such as Tahia Halim, Samir Rafea, Omar El-Nagdy, Abdel Aaal Hassan, Effat Hosny, Ahmed Osama, Gamal Meleka, Adel-El-Siwi, George Bahgory, Adel Tharwat, Fayza Mahmoud, Tarek El-Komy, and Nermine Hakim (3 July - 16 August).
Picasso East
Villa No 39 Al Narges 35th settlement, 90's St, in front of Lake View Compound, New Cairo, Tel 0122 0000035
“Summer Collective Exhibition” features an array of artists including among many others: Guirguis Lotfy, Hassan Al-Sharq, Jamil Shafiq, Wael Darwish, George Bahgoury, Effat Hosni, Abdel-Wahhab Abdel-Mohsen, Helmy El-Tony, Shaaban El-Husseini, Hassan Rashid, Taher Abdel-Azim, Yasmine Said, Mohamed Damrawy, Eman Ezzat, Hisham Abdullah Abdel-Moaty, Emad Abu Zeed, Nevin Al-Rifai, Darine Gad, Sameh Al-Banani, Fathi Afifi, Mai Heshmat (24 June - 21 July).
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC)
AUC’s Tahrir Campus, Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Multiple galleries across AUC Tahrir Square
“Properties of Space: Cairo’s Contemporary Art Scene” a series of art exhibitions and a panel discussion in collaboration with the School of Continuing Education. This unique event will feature thought-provoking artwork from emerging and established artists, as well as engaging discussions with experts in the field.
Margot Veillon Gallery
“PUMP” art exhibition features artists Amina Yahia, Osama Ehab, Dalila Hassanein, Abdoul, Aya Gamil and Mariam Soliman, curated by Egyptian visual artist Hany Rashed
(24 July - 14 August).
Future and Legacy Galleries, AUC Tahrir Square
“History Leads To Twisted Mountains II” shoe features Malak Helmy, Heba Farid, Mohamed El Masry and Samy Elias,
curated by curator and founding director of ARD Art Institution, Hana El-Beblawy (24 July - 14 August).
Marriott Room
“Next” exhibition is organized and curated by artist Kevin Krapf
(24 July - 14 August).
Yassin art gallery
159, 26th July St, Behind Diwan Bookstore, Zamalek, Tel 01271170035
“Different Space - Second Edition” exhibition features more than 50 artists and more than 60 artworks (6 June -15 August).
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Port Said St, Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Archeological Museum
A permanent exhibition on the results of the Archaeological Mission of the University of Turin in Nelson Island.
Main Building
“Czech and Egyptian Heroines” exhibition is held, in cooperation with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Cairo. Created in the Czech Republic in 2020, the exhibition presents artistic portraits of distinguished women seen through the eyes of a younger generation of painters and graphic artists. It features portraits of 24 Egyptian and Czech women, living mainly in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, who contributed to shaping significant events in both countries (5- 15 July).
* A version of this article appears in print in the 13 July, 2023 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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