The Art Lounge An annex to Al MASAR gallery, Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 "Vitality Sculptures", a solo exhibition by Essam Darwich (26 January-27 February). Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Salebiya St, Al-Khalifa district, Tel 2514 2581 "Egypt: Revolution and Freedom", a miscellaneous exhibition showcases 65 works by 60 artists (Closing 31 January). Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin El-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo. Tel 2364 3103 A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayamiya products. Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 2396 4272 "Meeting Points 7: Ten Thousand Wiles and a Hundred Thousand Tricks", photography exhibition (9 February). Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 2361 0511 “HERDING CHIMERAS”, an exhibition by two Swiss and one Egyptian artists present a journey in their mind through photography, painting and poetry (Closing 31 January). Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 "Egyptian Visions", paintings by Mohamed Youssef (2-20 February). Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 6239/0100 2155702 "Readings in Visual Art", paintings by Chafik Charobim (1894-1975) (Closing 30 January). Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 The permanent exhibition of the handicrafts centre products including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery. AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 "Nostalgic Dreams", Georges Bahgory's annual exhibition showcases the artist's latest collection that is inspired by the current times Egypt is living through and past memories (Closing 23 February). Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2578 4494/0100 1704554 *"Sheer Strength", this exhibition stresses the possibility of putting together 4 female artistic personalities as different as those of Hala Abu Shadi, Dina Al Gharib, Souad Abdel Rasoul and Fadwa Ramadan. From the more rigourous abstraction to a surprising overlapping of images, their trajectories of research result into works of strong visual impact, empowered by the sophisticated use of various techniques: painting, drawing, collage, digital photography (Closing 28 February). *"On the Road", a photography exhibition by Paul Ayoub-Geday who is an Egyptian artist, filmmaker and a curator. The photographer decides to stop in the course of the trip and take the picture. He reflects on the succession of images that make up the journey. The photographs were taken in Egypt over the past 8 years and consist of several sub-series (Closing 13 February). Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 2735 0604 "EPIGRAPHY", paintings by Mahmoud Hamed (9-27 February). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 "Odyssey and Circus", an exhibition of paintings by Faten Al-Nawawy (Closing 5 February). SAFARKHAN 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 "Inji's World", an exhibition of masterpieces by late artist Inji Efflatoun (Closing 14 February). Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 3346 3242 "50 Years of Art", an exhibition of paintings by Georges Selim (10-20 February).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 Artworks by artist Gamal Abdel-Nasser (Closing 27 February).
