Amir Taz Palace
27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Salebiya St, Al-Khalifa district, Tel 02 2514 2581
Tues 28, 8pm: Salon of Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage presents a lecture titled “A Message without Borders” by Wafaa Elbeheiry, Director of Cairo Airport Museum.
Artistic Creativity Centre Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 3448/6
Thurs 30, 6pm: Discussion and book signing ceremony of Happy Day book, translated by Khaled Bakry, in cooperation with the
National Centre for Translation.
Beit Al-Sehemi
Al-Gamaliya, Al-Darb Al-Asfar Alley, Al-Muiz St, Tel 2591 3391
Sun 26, 7pm: “The State Memory” Salon honors the memory of the 23 July Revolution introducing journalist and historian Mohamed El-Shafai, to be followed by a concert featuring Al-Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments.
Beit Al Sett Wassila (House of Arab Poetry)
Al Azhar district, behind Al Azhar Mosque, Al Aini St, Tel 02 2510 3171
Sun 26, 8pm: The Cairo Critical Forum titled, “A Critic and A Project” features critics Hossam Gayel and Ahmed Hassan Awad.
Wed 29, 8pm: The Doctor’s Tales Salon features historian Faten Salah Suleiman in a lecture titled, “Cairo and the Egyptians before July Revolution”
French Institute in Egypt
Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800
Media Library
Fri 24, 11am-12.30pm: Interactive scientific workshop and memory games for children.
House of Egyptian Architecture
4 Darb Al-Labana St, infront of Sultan Hassan Mosque, Al Darb Al Ahmar, Tel 012 6296 5078
Thurs 30, 7pm: “The Role of Environmental Architecture in Developing Societies and Implementing Sustainable Development” seminar by architect Rasha Emad Eldeen.
Naguib Mahfouz Museum
Tekkeyet Mohamed Bek Abul-Dahab, next to Al-Azhar Mosque, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar, Tel 0122 723 1573
Sat 25, 7pm: A meeting with young architects to evaluate Naguib Mahfouz Museum, to be conducted by architect Salem Hussein.
Sun 26, 7pm: “Alsira Book Club” meeting organized, in collaboration with and Naguib Mahfouz Museum, and “Sirat Alqahira (Cairo History)” initiative, supervised by researcher Abdel-Azim Fahmy.
El Sawy Culturewheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448
Word Hall
Fri 24, 5pm: “Depression: Reasons to Stay Alive” lecture will be given by Mustafa Abdo, Consultant Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist
PhD in Psychiatry, Ain Shams University.
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999
Plaza of Civilizations and the Conference Centre
Thurs 23, (open from 10am-10pm, admission is free): The 21st Alexandria International Book Fair 2026 opens its doors to reading and culture enthusiasts of all ages. The fair features a rich programme of events and enriching cultural seminars and discussions, led by BA Director Ahmed Zayed.
The cultural programme taking place on the sidelines of the fair is rich and diverse, featuring 410 events, with the participation of more than 1,000 speakers, prominent thinkers, writers, and creative figures in literature, arts, and sciences from Egypt and various countries around the world. For more information go to https://www.bibalex.org/
* A version of this article appears in print in the 23 July, 2026 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
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