Dai
24 Hassan Assem St, off Brazil, Zamalek, Tel 0100 1115433
“Echoes of Time”, a retrospective exhibition by Magdy Abdel- Aziz, featuring selected works that reflect decades of artistic exploration and creativity (closing 2 July).
Difaf
37 Mohamed Mazhar, Zamalek, Tel 0102 73652521
“Fabric of Time” trio exhibition by Fatma Abu-Doma, Sara Alfazayry, and Ahmed Lesi. Between a suspended present and an uncertain future, each of the three artists finds refuge in the past—whether real or imagined. They meet at a point beyond time and place, reconstructing a past still present (16 June - 16 July).
French Institute in Egypt
Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800
“A thousand stories of lives transformed” exhibition marks the 20th anniversary of the French Development Agency (AFD) Group in Egypt showcasing the tangible results of this collaboration. The AFD Group entrusted the task of documenting this history to two women, Noria Tesson and Samar Bayoumi, whose professions are based on observation, listening, and bearing witness. This collaboration has resulted in a series of articles and photographs, providing concrete evidence of the profound transformation that these decades of Franco-Egyptian cooperation have brought to the lives of many (24 June - 28 July).
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.
Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre
5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123
Nahdat Misr Hall
“Beyond Black and White” new art exhibition by Mona Omar presents a visual and philosophical experience that explores the depths of the human psyche and reinterprets human relationships through a fusion of photography and painting. It takes visitors on a journey that transcends the boundaries of traditional color, drawing on a selection of photographs and video clips that document fleeting human moments—a loving glance, a smile, or a feeling of tranquility (1-12 July).
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2578 4494, open daily from 11am to 8pm except Fridays
“The Turbulent Land” a solo exhibition by Egyptian artist Ahmed Sabry. The exhibition presents acrylic on wood and acrylic on canvas works depicting a hazy, pale gray world where details barely emerge. Bodies hang in awkward, suspended poses, straining forward yet held back. Empty eyes, frozen emotions. Figures sometimes become caricatures, but they do not provoke laughter. The series follows villagers whose ground vanished beneath them, leaving them stranded in a fight for survival and endurance (28 June - 30 July, the gallery is closed in August).
Picasso East
Villa No 39 Al Narges 35th settlement, 90's St, in front of Lake View Compound, New Cairo, Tel 0122 0000035
“Blue Vista” collective exhibition of miscellaneous artworks
(27 June – 27 August).
Yassin art gallery
159, 26th July St, Behind Diwan Bookstore, Zamalek, Tel 01271170035
“Different Space- 5th Edition 2026” collective exhibition is showcasing artworks by 34 artists (16 June - end of August).
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.
* A version of this article appears in print in the 2 July, 2026 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.
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