Bibliothek 

Arkan Plaza, Extension of Sheikh Zayed District, Giza, Tel 010 66860098/010 66500748

“Abla’s Papers” exhibition of artworks by renowned artist Mohamed Abla to be showcased for the first time exclusively at Bibliothek gallery celebrating Abla’s recently published book 

(closing 15 December). 

Cairo Opera Complex

Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek

Salah Taher gallery

Tel 02 2739 0132/0144

Exhibition of painting by Alaa Hegazy (24-30 December). 

Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery

Exhibition of paintings by Russian landscape painter Vasily  Dmitrievich Polenov (1844- 1927) created during his journeys in the Orient: Syria, Egypt, and Palestine (15- 22 December). 

Czech Embassy

4 Al Dokki St, Ad Dokki, Dokki, Giza, Tel 02 33339700

“Journeys of the Heads of States” photography exhibition is organized by Czech Centres, the Masaryk Institute and the Archives of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic 

(closing 31 January 2025). 

Duroub 

4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 02 2796 2881/ 2794 7951

The Art Bouquet group exhibition in its eight edition features artworks by a galaxy of talented artists (23 November-7 January).

French Cultural Institute

Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800 

To celebrate the end of a year marked by the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the French Institute in Egypt is organizing a group exhibition. This event will display photographs capturing the highlights of the games, taken by amateurs and professionals in both France and Egypt. The selected images will reflect the memories and emotions associated with this historic sporting event. The exhibition celebrates the intersection of creativity and sporting culture, bringing together diverse perspectives on an unforgettable global experience (12 December- 12 January).  

Goethe Institute

5 El-Bustan Street, Downtown, Tel 02 2575 9877/ 219/ 01288711134 

Takhshena gallery 

“Ready to Leave” installation, part of Ready to Go project, by Sameh El-Taweel transforms the car into a powerful symbol of migration, identity and displacement. Using a combination of found objects, cultural symbols and soundscapes, El-Taweel delves into the emotional tension between the desire to move and the inability to let go of the past (closing 15 December). 

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

“On The Edge” third solo exhibition of painting by Sahar Dourgham (1-31 December).

Naguib Mahfouz Museum

Tekkeyet Mohamed Bek Abul-Dahab, next to Al-Azhar Mosque, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar, Tel 0122 723 1573 

“Tagore - Mahfouz Caricature” exhibition, organised by Naguib Mahfouz Museum, commemorates the birth anniversary of great Egyptian novelist Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, the literary achievements of Indian Nobel laureate, Rabindranath Tagore will also be celebrated. The exhibition presents a collection of caricatures that bring together two of the world’s greats who won the Nobel Prize in Literature. A group of prominent Egyptian cartoonists participate such as Ahmed Alawi, Hosni Abbass, Adham Lotfy, Farouk Moussa, Tharwat Mortada, Ghada Mustafa, Hadeer Yehia, and Hani Abdel Gawad 

(11- 17 December). 

Misr 

4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604

“Echoes” painting exhibition by Amina Salem (2- 18 December).

Picasso

30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544

“Celebration of the Monkey and the Donkey” exhibition of painting by Salah El-Mur (5-31 December). 

Tintera

17 Bahgat Aly St, Apt 14, second floor, Zamalek, Tel 01005655005

Gallery Hours: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 11am-5pm Wednesday & Saturday, 11am-7pm Friday closed 

“Altered Landscapes” third solo exhibition by René Clement. Expanding on his on-going series I Feel The Earth Move, Clement’s two new bodies of work, Fractals Arabesque and White Desert-Black Nights, continue his exploration of the landscape and the visualisation of the passage of time through his use of digital collage and manipulation (11 December- 10 January).

TAM

Km 28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, Giza-Egypt, 0100 0773860

The 10th Edition of Cairo Art Fair, this milestone edition brings together over 160 of Egypt’s most celebrated and promising artists, making it an unmissable event of remarkable scale and significance. Cairo Art Fair has firmly established itself as Egypt’s leading platform for artistic excellence and cultural dialogue, and this year promises to be its most inspiring yet 

(6 December- end of January 2025).

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.

BA Conference Centre, West Exhibition Hall

“The Paris Years”, a retrospective exhibition of sculpture by late sculptor Adam Henein 

(17 December - 11 January).

* A version of this article appears in print in the 12 December, 2024 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly