Arcade 25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220 “Encounters”, exhibition of paintings by artist Hala Sabet (closing 19 February). Adly Street First Floor, Downtown, Cairo “Technocrats” exhibition curated by Art D'Egypte, in collaboration with Al Ismailia for Real Estate Investment and DHL, has been opened at 20 Al Adly St, First Floor, Downtown, Cairo. Art D'Egypte is trying to keep the art alive even through the pandemic. So, the exhibition will follow the social distancing guidelines. Technocrats invites people to enter a space where artists rule. Every artist dominates their own space, and the visitor is immersed in their world. The show aims to blur boundaries of our concrete world. Merging multiple realities together and offering an alternative world. The technocrats are Ahmed El Shaer, Eman El Banna, Marwan El Gamal, Marianne Fahmy, Nada Baraka, Shadwa Ali and Dina Jereidini (closing 13 February, open daily from 6-10pm, except Thursdays). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Exhibition of oil paintings by Saudi artist Mona Maraay (4 - 10 February). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery “What Trees teach Us” paintings by artist Laila Elsawy (2 - 9 February). Gypsum “Le Carnival” exhibition by Gypsum online viewing room showcases architect Nelly El-Sharkawy's series of digital collage images composed of elements taken from the artist's large archive of photographs documenting Cairo's architecture (closing 7 February). Italian/Egyptian Centre for Restoration and Antiquities (CIERA) 31 Al Suyuffeya St, Al Helmeya, Cairo, visitors are welcomed by appointments so contact the manager Mr. Salah Ramadan 0100 8716067 Architectural complex of the Mevlevi Dervish “Samaa Khana, Restorations and Restorers” permanent exhibition of the activities of the working/formation sites for the restoration and recovery of the monuments. Visitors are welcomed during the opening hours determined by the Ministry of Antiquities. Al-Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Azama Ala Azama”, paintings by Darwiche Chamaa (8-18 February). Magdoub Design Studio 21 Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 0778 “Humans and Else', a group show features Asmaa Alnawawy, Anita Toth, Akram Almagdoub, Rasha Sueilman, Essam Darwish and many more (closing 18 February). Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art 10 and 15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494 “A Sketch is a Sketch is a Sketch”, a solo exhibition of portraits and street scenes by Georges Bahgory (closing 17 February). Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 Exhibition of paintings by Mahmoud Abdallah (closing 4 February). Nout Art 12 A Elmaraashly St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 4743/ 010 1051 5327 “Nout Salon of Sculpture 4” group show features a number of artists including among many more Fatema Madkour, Mohamed Amin, Abou, Simone Medhat, Tarek Zabady, George Sobhy and guests of honour Ahmed Abdel-Wahab and Mourad Fakhr Eldin (31 January - 18 February). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 Venue I “Flowers, Flourishing Stories”, paintings by Farid Fadel (closing 10 February). Venue II “The Size of the Galaxy”, paintings by Elham Saadallah (closing 10 February). Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Fields of Heaven”, paintings by Ibrahim Khattab (28 January-18 February). SOMA art 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek, 2nd floor, apartment 4, Zamalek, Tel 0122 2429292 “Between Here and Elsewhere”, photography exhibition by Karim El- Hayawan (7- 25 February). UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Ground Floor “Singularity”, earthenware, ceramics and clay by Khaled Sirag, Anita Toth and Hoda Ragaa (closing 6 February). First Floor “Self”, mixed media paintings by Tarek El-Sheikh (closing 6 February). ZAGpick F8, Strip Mall-Sodic, Waslet Dahshour Road, Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zayed, 6th of October, Tel 02 38863961/0111 2304440 “Re-Union”, paintings by Mohamed Sabry (closing 4 February). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue III “Devotion” paintings by Amy Abdel-Baqy (closing 8 February). ALEXANDRIA Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Archeological 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 4 February , 2021 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
