Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Salah Taher gallery Tel 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Bassem Mohamed (9-18 September). *Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Still life paintings by a Russian artist (9-18 September).
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.
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 "The Summer Collection Exhibition" showcases artworks by 60 artists in the fields of painting, drawing, graphic, sculpture, ceramic among others (Closing 25 September).
Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298 "Japan: the Kingdom of Characters", an exhibition that shows though cartoon characters in general are popular all over the world, yet there is no other country which has such a close relationship with characters as Japan. A Japanese person cannot live without characters, whether on the public level – where they provide directions and instructions – or the personal level as shown through the different character-based goods one owns (17 September- 9 October).
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.
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2578 4494/0100 1704554
AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 "Contemporary Visions", the annual group exhibition of Al-Masar features a galaxy of artists (Closing 25 September).
Nocchio Art and Design Gallery 32 Andalus St, Maryland, Heliopolis, Tel 011 48212273 "Architectural Insights", paintings by Amir Wahib (Closing 30 September).
SAFARKHAN 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 "The Summer Collection Exhibition 2014" (Closing 30 September).
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 (running until the end of the season).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 *Earth Hall "Trilogies", drawing exhibition (Closing 9September). *Word Hall A group exhibition on forms made of wood created by students of the Faculty of Art Education(Closing 9September).