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 "Portraits of Cairo", paintings by artist Khaled Samahi (Closing 31 May).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Palace of arts An exhibition of paintings by late artist Mohsen Shaalan (Closing 2 June).
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.
Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation 11 Shagaret Al-Durr St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 5419 "Buenos Aires, the City", a photographic exhibition by Argentinean artist Facundo de Zuviria (Closing 29 May).
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 2391 6769 "Garden of Life", a duo exhibition of paintings by Nihad Bahgat and Mona Afifi (22 May-18 June).
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.
Mahmoud Khalil Museum 1 Kafour St, Orman Post, Giza, Tel 3336 2921 *Horizon One Hall Sculpture by late artist Abdel-Hadi Al-Weshahi (22 May-25 June).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2578 4494/0100 1704554 "Nirvana", after a five-year stay in the United States, Mohamed Al-Ganoubi returns to the Cairene scene(22 May- 12 June).
Medrar for Contemporary Art 7 Gamal El Din Abou El Mahasen Street, Garden City, 1st Floor, Apt 4,Cairo, Egypt, 11519, Tel 2795 7714 "1971, Sun Ra in Egypt", an exhibition by Tom Bogaret that will feature several art works by Bogaret based on his ongoing research on the life and work of legendary American jazz pioneerSun Ra. Bogaret's research's point of departure is Sun Ra's 1971 visit to Egypt (22 May-13 June).
Nabta Art and Culture Centre 6 Al Shawarbi St, 6th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, opening hours:11.00–14:00 & 17:00 –21:00 (Fridays off) "Toffaha (arabic: apple)", is a duo exhibition by Rasha Ragab and Christoph Nicolaus. They will show their video performances and photos and are sometimes very spontaneous, sometimes very intended. They arise from the correlation of their different cultural imprints, as African and European, Egyptian and German, Nubian and Bavarian, black and white, Muslim and Christian, as well as being woman and man descended from the Arab and Germanic cultural and language area (22-25 May).
NADIM Showroom & Art Gallery Road 90 Concord Mall before AUC New Cairo Campus, Tel 012 70044490 "Faces and Beyond", Dina Al-Messiri has been most interested in the theme of expressing human essence and what lies beyond the faces that mask the inner self. The mixed-media paintings on exhibit reflect her perspective on this theme and comprise her first solo exhibition (24-31 May).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 "Tonalities", paintings by Samir Fouad (22 May-14 June).
SAFARKHAN 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 "Silenced", first solo exhibition of the young Egyptian talent Mohamed Monaiser (Closing 21 May).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 3346 3242 "Art for All", a collective exhibition of paintings by a galaxy of artists such as Galal Al-Husseini, George Bahgory, Jihan Raouf, Shaker Al-Meaadawi as well as works by late artists including among others Salah Taher, Bikar, Seif and Adham Wanli (5 May until the end of the season).
Shadicor 214 the end of Al-Hegaz St, Masr Al-Gedida, Tel 2623 5026/012 22736389 "The Egyptian Art Pioneers", a group exhibition of rare paintings by late and contemporary artists including among others Youssef Kamel, Tahiya Halim, Salah Taher, George Bahgory, Engy Eflaton, Adham Wanli and Adel Thabet(Closing 31 May).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Earth Hall Paper artworks by Essameddin Ali (21-29 May). *Word Hall Mixed media paintings by Rabie Al-Bakri (21-29 May).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 "Foliage revisited", an exhibition of paintings byNazli Madkour (18 May-4 June).
