The French Cultural Institute # the French Institute, in Egypt, withyou, at home You always dreamed of seeing the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci, now you can see it throughthe study of the Louvre Museum at www.louvre.fr/etudes-d-oeuvre which enables an online study of artworks. During the quarantine period, you can benefit from what the Higher Education Center of Arts offers in public spaces from a free coursethrough its website. The free course content is provided in French and English.
# the French Institute, in Egypt, withyou, at homeoffersMicrovole, a window through which you can see the artworks of digital museums.
Until the opening of the library of the French Institute in Egypt, you can enjoy the digital experience offered by the city of La Villette andits partners from your home.Through this unique experience, you can see the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, listen to Beethoven, and look at the Water Lilies painting for Monet.
The Italian Cultural Institute The Institute in Cairooffers daily multimedia content to stay updated on the Italian language and culture even during the present situation of sanitary isolation. To follow these digital contents, connect to the institute's official Facebook page: Italian Cultural Institute and Archaeological Center. To celebrate the birthday of legendary director Federico Fellini, the first online event from the series "CreativItaly" was dedicated to young Egyptian graphic designers and illustrators. Where graphic designers and artists will be able through a campaign launched via online, which they can follow through the social networking sites of the Institute, to honor Maestro or the pioneer of Italian cinema, through a work that explains how Fellini affected and still affects the images that fill the world of dreams of many artists today. Through the “Today Drawing” initiative, the Institute commemoratedthe 500 years anniversary of Raffaelloor Raphael (1520-2020),one of the greatest Renaissance painters known for his portraits and the famous frescos murals of the Vatican chambers.
In addition to promoting the various campaigns carried out by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such as the # WeAreItaly initiative and the #StayTunedOnItaly” initiative on everything that happens in Italy, the Institute considered organising a series of cultural initiatives specifically targeting the Egyptian public. The Institute also continues its commitment in the field of contemporary art during these days, as it will provide daily contents and artistic experiences from Italy and abroad. In order to provide evidence and proofs of the importance of art, especially at the present time, the Institute in Cairo launched a group of events online entitled "CreativItaly" which is dedicated to young Egyptian creators and their relationship to Italian culture, which stands as a distinct icon.
Magdoub Design Studio 21 Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 0778 “Spirits” group exhibition of sculpture is focusing on the interesting presence of young Egyptian sculptresses, after many decades of absence from this unique art genre. It's the third edition of “Spirits”, where artists are using different materials such as bronze, marble and wood. Participating artists are Samar Magdy, Maysoon Alzerba, Esraa Hatem, Reham Abu Alazm, Ingy Barakat, Lina Al-Magdoub and many more. (the sculptures are on show at the gallery's Facebook page @magdoub.design.studio).
ZAGpick F8, Strip Mall-Sodic, Waslet Dahshour Road, Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zayed, 6thof October, Tel 02 38863961/0111 2304440 “Daughter of the Sun (the third Cache)”, sculptures by Hassan Kamel (watch his works online @ZAGPICKGALLERY).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I Sketches by Farghali Abdel-Hafiz (watch his works online @Zamalekartgallery). Venue II “Birds' Dreams”,paintings by Khaled Sorour (watch his works online @Zamalekartgallery).
*A version of this article appears in print in the 7 May, 2020 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
