Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Wael Hemdan (23 February-1 March). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Oil paintings by Hasnaa Ramadan (23 February-1 March).
Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 “Over the Head”, paintings by artist Taha El-Korany (14 February- 11 March).
Gezira Arts Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 3298/96 Ahmed Sabri Hall “Pages of Affection”, paintings by Ali Wahba (24 February-11 March) Ragheb Ayad Hall “The Impact”, paintings by Islam Zaki (24 February-11 March)
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.
Khan Almaghraby 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 27368687/0109 4005971 “Luxor, City of Art”, a group show of paintings by artists including Ahmed Eldandrawy, Shaza Khaled, Alaa Awad, Aliaa Altayab, Amal Gamal, Fatma Abdallah, Hassan Mahmoud, Lamia Saadawi, Nadeem Orabi, Nageh Alashry, and guest of honour Mohamed Orabi (23 February- 4 March).
Al-Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Colorful Date”, paintings by Nabeel Ali (22 February-2 March).
Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art 10 and 15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494 “The Garden”, exhibits various ways to portray a garden by the Spanish artist Xavier Puigmartí (20 February- 24 March).
Almashrabia 80 Mohieddin Abul Ezz St, infront of the Shooting Club Gate 3, Dokki, Tel 02 3335 7507 A group show of painting by Hayam Elsayed, Rima Almozayyen, Huseein Dihon and sculpture by Sayed Waked (closing 26 February).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 Hall I Paintings by Hannan Youssef (2-10 March). Hall I Portraits by Nora Baraka (2-10 March).
Picasso East Villa No 39 Al Narges 35th settlement, 90's St, in front of Lake View Compound, New Cairo, Tel 0122 0000035 “Foresight”, a group show features 30 artists (28 February- 18 March).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Affinity”, paintings by Mohamed Abla (23 February-16 March).
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC) AUC's Tahrir Campus American University in Cairo, Downtown Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 88721446 Marriott Gallery “A Boundless Drop to a Boundless Ocean” exhibition is organized by the AUC, in collaboration with the Orlando Museum of Art (OMA). The exhibition features artworks by US-based artists of Arab and Iranian heritage in simultaneous exhibitions in Orlando and Cairo (2 February- 2 May). “Robert Colescott - The Cairo Years”, exhibition, curated by Terri Ginsberg, Duncan MacDonald, and Matthew Weseley, showcases four paintings made by American modernist Robert Colescott during the two years in which he lived and worked in Cairo as a researcher, artist, and the first visiting professor of Art at AUC. The AUC's Black History Month 2021 celebrates a selection of his Cairo paintings along with compelling archival documents, images, and records surrounding his work. For more information, visit: https://robertcolescottthecairoyears.com (9 February-31 March).
Racotis Art “Persona” is the name of Racotis Art's new collection that is showcased in an exceptional online viewing room experience in which the Egyptian character and its influence is examined on the practice of more than 28 Egyptian Artists showcasing more than 90 artworks. Persona collection is a curatorial context that is trying to capture the aspect of Egyptian character perceived in art and creations by Egyptian artists. View the exhibition on https://www.racotis.art/persona/
TAM.Gallery Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, Abu Rawash, Giza-Egypt, 0100 0773860 “Connections”, paintings by Ahmed Osman (12 February- 5 March).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Ground Floor “Silent Conversations”, bronze, stainless steel, wood and granite sculptures by sculptor Nagi Farid (14 February- 13 March). First Floor “The Survivors”, acrylic on canvas paintings by Mutaz Elemam (14 February- 13 March).
ZAGpick F8, Strip Mall-Sodic, Waslet Dahshour Road, Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zayed, 6th of October, Tel 02 38863961/0111 2304440 “Moving Forward”, paintings by Sameh Ismail (13 February- 4 March).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Alexandria and Valentine's Day”, paintings exhibition by Adel Mustafa (7 February- 3 March). Venue II “However…!”, bronze sculptures by Ahmed Abdel-Tawwab (7 February- 3 March).
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 25 February, 2021 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly
