[Please note that there is a three-day state mourning following an explosion on Sunday, and accordingly several institutions have suspended their events and activities. It is advised to double check with the hosting institutions the events on 11, 12, 13 December before going.] Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Sunday 11 December
Exhibition Opening CAIRO Two solo exhibits: Zeinab El-Saginy in venue I, and Ahmed AbdelKarim in venue II. Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 3pm CAIRO Screening of Greek film, The Travelling Players. Magnolia: Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis St, Zamalek, Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of In A Day, at 12pm, 2.30pm and 10pm.
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of A Present From The Past, at 5pm and 8.30pm.
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of films part of the Global Migration Film Festival: Limbo, The Immigrant and 30 Million. Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Doctor Strange. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Discussion 6pm CAIRO Cultural Salon: “Masr Al-Mobde'a” on the occasion of Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawy. Al-Amir Taz Palace, 27 Al-Soufeieh Street, Manial, Old Cairo Forum 6pm CAIRO “Jerusalem: The Capital of Arab Culture”. Artistic Creativity Centre, Cairo Opera House Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Poetry 7pm CAIRO Poetry evening. Beit El-Shaer (Poetry House), Beit Al-Set Wasila, Mohamed Abdo Street, Old Cairo Literature 7pm CAIRO Five days of Celebrating Naguib Mahfouz. El-Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Concert featuring Samaa Troupe for Inshad and Spiritual Music and Indonesia's Inshad Troupe. Qubbat Al-Ghouri (Al-Ghouri Dome), Al-Azhar, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO American Film Night: screening of Woman in Gold, directed by Simon Curtis (2015). Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Concert by Arabic Music Youth, featuring Mohamed Khallaf and Amira Farrag. The Beshtak Palace (Qasr Bashtak), Bayn El-Qasrayn, Moez Street, Islamic Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Christmas concert featuring mezzo-soprano Gala El-Hadidi, accompanied by David Hales on piano.
Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play, directed by Abir Lotfy Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Science Film Festival ALEXANDRIA Science Film Festival - Egypt. The festival is part of the international event that takes place in several countries with screenings of over 100 films. Egypt participates with a selection of 14 films. The films are screened daily between 27 November and 14 December. Various venues in Alexandria in addition to other cities. Check the programme here Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA Layla Min Alf Layla (A Night from A Thousand Nights), a play directed by Mohsen Helmi starring Yehia Al-Fakhrani, Lotfi Labib, Mohamed Mohsen. Written by late vernacular poet Beram Al-Tunsi Beram Al-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Poetry & Music 4pm ALEXANDRIA 3al Bahr: poetry and music night featuring poets Mohamed Maghawry, Mohamed El-Bahy and Youssef Hassan. Teatro Eskendria, 5 Fouad Street, Raml Station, Alexandria Performance 5pm ALEXANDRIA El-Horeyya troupe for popular arts. Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Exhibitons at Zamalek Art Gallery, Zeinab El-Saginy in venue I, and Ahmed AbdelKarim in venue II (Photo: Part of promotional material by Zamalek Art Gallery)
Monday 12 December
Film CAIRO Screening of In A Day, at 12pm, 2.30pm, 7pm and 10pm.
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of A Present From The Past, at 5pm and 8.30pm.
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO “There is Only One Rule … Love,” an exhibition of paintings by Rana Chalabi. Al Kahila, 15 Al-Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz Street, Mohandiseen Literature 7pm CAIRO Five days of Celebrating Naguib Mahfouz. El-Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Inland by Tareq Taqia (2009). CIC, 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat, Downtown, Cairo, Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of The Danish Girl (2015). Magnolia: Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of What Happened Miss Simone? Balcon Lounge, 26 Sohag street, Heliopolis, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Karaoke night. ROOM Art Space, 10 Etehaad El-Mohamin Street, Garden City, Cairo Dance/Music 8pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play, directed by Abir Lotfy. Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 9pm CAIRO Wahed Tany play, directed by Shadi Sorour. Taliaa Theatre, Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Cairo. Tel: 02 2593 7948 Science Film Festival ALEXANDRIA Science Film Festival - Egypt. The festival is part of the international event that takes place in several countries with screenings of over 100 films. Egypt participates with a selection of 14 films. The films are screened daily between 27 November and 14 December. Various venues in Alexandria in addition to other cities. Check the programme here Theatre 3pm ALEXANDRIA Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here. Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Christmas Concert by the Cairo Opera Orchestra. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week A Present from the Past (Photo: Still from A Present from the Past) Tuesday 13 December
Film CAIRO Screening of In A Day, at 12pm, 2.30pm, 7pm and 10pm.
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film CAIRO Screening of A Present From The Past, at 5pm and 8.30pm.
Zawya, Cinema Odeon, 4 Abdel-Hamid Said Street, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Film 3pm and 6pm CAIRO Two screenings of A Space Odyssey (1968) by Stanley Kubrick. Magnolia: Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Germain Dulac's films: The Smiling Madame Beudet (La Sorinate Madame Beudet, 1923) and The Seashell and the Clergyman (Le Coquille et le Clergyman, 1928). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Roshmia (Palestine, 2015). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Another Year (2010) directed by Mike Lee. Arab Digital Expression Foundation (ADEF), 143 Street, #8, Muqattam City, Cairo Literature 7pm CAIRO Five days of Celebrating Naguib Mahfouz. El-Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO Recital concert by Friends. El Sawy Culturewheel, end of 26th of July Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Unfamiliar: a programme starting with a vinyl workshop for women by Zeina, photo exhibit by Nour Kamel and Hebatallah R, and Chanel Arif with music selections by Elle K River, and live music by Nadah El-Shazly and Zeina at 10pm. ZigZag, Kasr El-Nil Street, Downtown Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Al-Jaafra music played by Arab tribe musicians from Aswan. Makan, Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Julio Resende (Portugal) piano recital. Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Science Film Festival ALEXANDRIA Science Film Festival - Egypt. The festival is part of the international event that takes place in several countries with screenings of over 100 films. Egypt participates with a selection of 14 films. The films are screened daily between 27 November and 14 December. Various venues in Alexandria in addition to other cities. Check the programme here Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
A Space Odyssey (Photo: Still from A Space Odyssey
Wednesday 14 December
Film 3pm CAIRO Screening of The Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco. Magnolia: Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo Literature 7pm CAIRO Five days of Celebrating Naguib Mahfouz. El-Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition Opening 7pm CAIRO Third Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. Runs till 5 January. Gezira Art Centre, 1 Sheikh Marsafy Street., Zamalek, Cairo FIlm 7.30pm CAIRO NVICinema & Human Rights Watch Day: screening of Casablanca Calling (2014). Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Big Band Society, jazz music. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Zar music and songs by Mazaher Ensemble, featuring Umm Sameh, Umm Hassan and Nour Al-Sab. Makan, Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Christmas concert by Cairo Opera Orchestra. Cairo Opera House, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play, directed by Abir Lotfy. Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Cairo Science Film Festival ALEXANDRIA Science Film Festival - Egypt. The festival is part of the international event that takes place in several countries with screenings of over 100 films. Egypt participates with a selection of 14 films. The films are screened daily between 27 November and 14 December. Various venues in Alexandria in addition to other cities. Check the programme here Lecture 6.30pm ALEXANDRIA Two lectures on Hieroglyphics, by Egyptologist Nashaat Ebeid. Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria Theatre 7pm ALEXANDRIA Play titled ‘45' directed by Nada Sabet. Registration required. Tel: 01117911133 Garage Theatre, Jesuit Cultural Centre, 298 Port Said Street, Alexandria Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here. Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play (Photo: courtesy of Artistic Theatre House)
Thursday 15 December
Theatre 10am CAIRO Tom & Jerry, live on stage. Tickets can be booked online here. Porto Cairo Mall, Ring Road, First Settlement, New Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening of Roshmia (Palestine, 2015). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Rehlet Senouhy (Senouhy's Journey) directed by Eid Mosaad. Cairo Puppet Theatre, 26 July Street, opposite Azbakiya Gardens, El-Attaba, Cairo Literature 7pm CAIRO Five days of Celebrating Naguib Mahfouz. El-Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening films from Alternative Egyptian Cinema (1960-1980). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Kawkab Sika (Sika Planet), directed by Sayed Gaber. Metropol Theatre, 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Cairo Music 7pm CAIRO Monib band concert. El Sawy Culturewheel-- Wisdom Hall, end of 26th of July St, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Zay Oud El-Kabreet (Like a Matchstick). Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad Street, from Qasr El-Aini, 2nd Floor, Garden City, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of The Dance of Reality. Magnolia: Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, off Mohamed Mazhar Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Abanob, A'adet Sina. Elbet Alwan, 15 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zamalek, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Christmas concert. Cairo Opera House, main hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play, directed by Abir Lotfy. Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here. Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Moulid and Christmas concert by Cairo Steps (Egypt/Germany). Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
A'adet Sina musical night (Photo: part of promotional material by Elbet Alwan)
Friday 16 December
Theatre 10am CAIRO Tom & Jerry, live on stage. Tickets can be booked online here. Porto Cairo Mall, Ring Road, First Settlement, New Cairo Street carnival 9.30am-4pm CAIRO Moez Street Carnival. Meeting Point, Mansour Qalaaoun Complex, Old Cairo Exhibition Last Days CAIRO “Solo,” a photography exhibition by Al-Ahram newspaper photographer Bassam Alzoghby. Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Carnival 11am CAIRO Jingle Jam, a day filled with festive activities, live music and good food to get everyone in the holiday spirit. The Playground, Cairo Festival City, New Cairo Theatre 6.30pm CAIRO Rehlet Senouhy (Senouhy's Journey) directed by Eid Mosaad. Cairo Puppet Theatre, 26 July Street, opposite Azbakiya Gardens, El-Attaba, Cairo Theatre 7pm CAIRO Kawkab Sika (Sika Planet), directed by Sayed Gaber. Metropol Theatre, 6 Halim Street, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown Cairo Theatre 7.30pm CAIRO Puppet and shadow theatre performance, scripted and directed by Nabil Bahgat.
Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Angham concert. The Marquee, Cairo Festival City Grounds, New Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Sphinx Orchestra, conducted by Hani Hassan christmas concert. Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play, directed by Abir Lotfy. Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here. Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm DAMANHOUR Mouled and Christmas concert by Cairo Steps (Egypt/Germany). Damanhour Opera House, Damanhour Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week
Solo exhibition by Bassam Alzoghby (Photo: part of promotional material by Saad Zaghloul center)
Saturday 17 December
Tour 9am CAIRO Abdeen Palace Royal Tour. For more information call: 0115 9007164 Abdeen Palace, El Gomhouriya square, Abdeen, Theatre 10am CAIRO Tom & Jerry, live on stage. Tickets can be booked online here. Porto Cairo mall, Ring Road, first settlement, New Cairo Film 4pm CAIRO Screening films from Alternative Egyptian Cinema (1960-1980). Cimatheque, 19a Adly Street, Downtown Cairo Music 4pm CAIRO Children's Choir. Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria Exhibition Opening 6pm CAIRO -Knights of Dai, an exhibition by Ahmed Saber, Kareem helmy, Moawiya Hilal and Nagub Moein.
-Out of Focus, by artist Atef Ahmed. Dai Gallery, 14 El-Ahrar Street, from Batal Ahmed Street, Mohandessin, Cairo Talk 6pm CAIRO Documentary Cinema Salon, with director Ahmed Fouad Darwish. Creativity Centre, Beyt El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Film 7pm CAIRO Screening of Experimenter (2015). Magnolia Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis st., off Mohamed Mazhar st., Zamalek, Cairo Dance/Music 7.30pm CAIRO Al-Tanoura Troupe for Cultural Heritage. Wekalet Al-Ghoury, Al-Ghuri Complex, Fatimid Cairo Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Metropolitan Opera House in New York Live HD Transmission of L'Amour de Loin by Kaija Saariaho. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Small Theatre, Alexandria Exhibition Last Days ALEXANDRIA Caricature Salon exhibition. Closes on 18 December. Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria Exhibition Last Days ALEXANDRIA India Through Egyptian Eyes exhibition. Closes on 18 December. Alexandria Creativity Centre, 1 Horreya Street, Alexandria Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play, directed by Abir Lotfy Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here. Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Ghenwet Zaman band. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria Scroll to the bottom for the list of recommended exhibitions this week Layla Min Alf Layla (Photo: courtesy of Artistic Theatre House)
Sunday 18 December
Theatre 10am CAIRO Tom & Jerry, live on stage. Tickets can be booked online here. Porto Cairo Mall, Ring Road, First Settlement, New Cairo Workshop 5-10pm CAIRO One-day workshop: Contemporary dance and physical expression with choreographer Sherine Hegazy. Registration required before 13 December. Tel: 01067363433 Osiris,1 Hassan Mourad Street, from Qasr El-Aini, 2nd Floor, Garden City, Cairo Music 7.30pm CAIRO The Nile Troupe for Folk Instruments, conducted by Abdel-Rahman Al-Shafaai, performs dances and songs from Upper Egypt on mizmar, tabla and other traditional musical instruments. Beit El-Seheimy, Haret El-Darb El-Asfar, Qism El-Gamaleya, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Screening of Underground, On the Surface. Read more about the film here. Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Film 7.30pm CAIRO Spanish Film Night: Chico and Rita. Darb 1718, Kasr El-Shamaa, El-Fakhareen, Cairo Music 8pm CAIRO Moulid and Christmas concert by Cairo Steps (Egypt/Germany). Cairo Opera House, Small Hall, Zamalek, Cairo Theatre 8.30pm CAIRO Bas Enta Mesh Shamem play, directed by Abir Lotfy. Miami Theatre, 38 Talaat Harb Street, Downtown Cairo Theatre 8pm ALEXANDRIA Layla min Alf Layla, starring Yehia El-Fakharany. Read more about the play here. Bayram El-Tunsi Theatre, Alexandria Music 8pm ALEXANDRIA Qalb Dawood band. Alexandria Opera House, Alexandria
Spanish animation Chico & Rita (Photo: Still from Chico & Rita)
EXHIBITIONS this week
Exhibition ongoing CAIRO Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery. Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou Street, off Moez Street with Al-Azhar, Cairo Exhibition ongoing CAIRO A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayameya products. Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam Street, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo Exhibition 4-22 Dec CAIRO Vector Walla Raster, senior projects from the AUC Graphic Design Programme. Sharjah Art Gallery, American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Road 90, New Cairo Exhibition 5-26 Dec CAIRO Dynamics, duo exhibition for artists Mustafa El-Husseiny and Nehad Saeed. Soma Art, 14 Maraashli Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 12-22 Dec CAIRO “There is Only One Rule … Love,” an exhibition of paintings by Rana Chalabi. Al-Kahila, 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz Street, Mohandiseen Exhibition 17 Dec-3 Jan CAIRO - Knights of Dai, an exhibition by Ahmed Saber, Kareem helmy, Moawiya Hilal and Nagub Moein.
- Out of Focus, by artist Atef Ahmed. Dai Gallery, 14 El-Ahrar Street, from Batal Ahmed Street, Mohandessin, Cairo Exhibition 9 Dec-15 Feb CAIRO The Cairo Art Fair II. ArtsMart, Km 28, Cairo-Alex Desert Road., behind Total gas station, Cairo Exhibition 4-22 Dec CAIRO Last Works, exhibition for late artist Hassan Soliman. Picasso Gallery, 30 Hassan Asem Street, off Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 30 Nov-TBA CAIRO Taha Belal & Gozde Ilkin. Read our Art Alert here. Gypsum Gallery, Gypsum, 5 Ibrahim Naguib, Ground Floor, Apt 2, Garden City, Cairo Exhibition 14 Dec-5 Jan CAIRO Third Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. Runs till 5 January. Gezira Art Centre, 1 Sheikh Marsafy Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 28 Nov-28 Dec CAIRO On the Silk Road, by Mohamed Abla. Ofok Gallery, Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour Street, Dokki, Cairo Exhibition 4 Dec-5 Jan CAIRO “Threads,”a solo exhibition by Mexican-Italian artist Carlos Torio. Mashrabia, 8 Champollion Street, Downtown Cairo Exhibition 1 Dec-12 Jan CAIRO Retrospective: Photographs from the Collection, a group exhibition from the gallery's archival collection. The Photographic Gallery AUC New Campus, AbdulLatif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Road 90 New Cairo Exhibition 7-18 Dec CAIRO I Love Cinema, an exhibition showcases 40 oil paintings and portraits for Egypt's popular cinema stars by artist Murtada Anis Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 8-15 Dec CAIRO Oil paintings and weaving by Soheir Osman. Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 7-14 Dec CAIRO Oil paintings by Nasr Abdel-Fattah. Hanager Centre, Cairo Opera Grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 6 Dec-7 Jan CAIRO “Behind Closed Doors,” an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Farid. Safarkhan 6 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 11 Dec-9 Jan CAIRO Two solo exhibits: Zeinab El-Saginy in venue I, and Ahmed AbdelKarim in venue II. Zamalek Art Gallery, 11 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 6 Dec-10 Jan CAIRO Zaraeeb, an exhibition by French-Tunisian graffiti artist el Seed. The exhibition runs until 10 January. Art Talks, 8 El-Kamel Mohamed Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 3-15 Dec CAIRO An exhibition of copper artworks by Mohamed Rizk (1937-2008). Cordoba, 3a Degla Street, Mohandessein, Giza Exhibition 2-11 Dec CAIRO I am Present - Art Exhibition by Krista Cary. Magnolia: Leaves of Art, 12 Mohamed Anis Street, Zamalek, Cairo Exhibition 6-19 Dec CAIRO Four exhibitions: “Solo” photography by Al-Ahram newspaper photographer Bassam Alzoghby, “The Sacred Knowledge,” paintings by Shadi Adeeb, “A Coincidence,” by Tarek Radi and “In the Presence of Mawlana,” by Tamer Shahin. Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre, 2 Saad Zaghloul Street, Al-Mounira, Cairo Exhibition 6 Nov-31 Jan CAIRO From Rags to Riches, an exhibition of 20 public artworks created using recycled materials. Switzerland Embassy, 24 Gamal El-Din, Abul-Mahasen Street, Garden City, Cairo Exhibition 13 Nov-22 Dec CAIRO Evasive Routes, Chapter 3 of CIC continuing exhibition series titled ‘If not for that Wall'. CIC, 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat Street, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo Exhibition 27 Nov-15 Dec CAIRO Spaces of Time, by the artist Ahmed Chiha. Gallery Misr, 4a Ibn Zinky Street, Zamalek, Cairo For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture