The American University in Cairo *The Photographic Gallery New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 2615 3318 “Echoes II: Photographs from the Collection”, is an overview of past exhibitions from the nineties to the present. It is a group exhibition from the gallery's archival collection. Participating photographers are: Amr Abdallah, Faruk Aksoy, Reem Al Faisal, John Feeney, Ara Güler, Lehnert & Landrock, G. Lekegian, Van Leo, Enric Marti, Jaime Mota, Randa Shaath, Narendra Shrestha, and John C. Tordai among others (Closing 22 January). *Sharjah Art Gallery AUC New Cairo Campus, Tel 2615 2694/012 80009077 “Assembled in Streams of Synonyms,” paintings by Rana Al-Nemr (Closing 15 January).
Art Lounge An annex to Al MASAR gallery, Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 “Faces on Paper”, the first solo exhibition by artist Mohamed Abul-Naga (14 January-3 February). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Salah Taher gallery Tel 2739 0132/0144 The Arab Horses photography exhibition organised in collaboration with the Agricultural Authority (4-13 January). *Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Oil paintings by Atef Al-Shafaai (4-13 january).
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 annual group exhibition of miniatures showcasing around 200 small art works in painting, sculpture, ceramic, 3D Egyptian dolls, glassware, silver jewellery among other art fields (Closing 3 January).
Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 2736 6239/0100 2155702 Paintings by Abdel-Hadi AL Gazzar (Closing 15 January).
The Egyptian Museum Tahrir Square “NEFERTARI 1904 – 2014”, a photo exhibition organised to mark the 110 anniversary of the discovery of Nefertari tomb and under the auspices of the Italian presidency of the European Union Council (8 December-10 January).
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.
AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/010 067 0705 “Mes Voyages”, the 1940's and the 1980's drawings of veteran artist Tahia Halim (Closing 10 January).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 25784494/Mob 0100 1704554 “Restart”, an exhibition by Qarm Qart. After years, Qarm Qart reconstructs his world (and the world). Mismatching photographs in an unconventional collage forms a patchwork that observes, demolishes and rebuilds patterns for a new pulse. Restart is a pause into our hectic daily life. A time off to think about the world and ourselves. A reflection. A bitter-sweet-smiling-glance in these desolate, cruel times (Closing 15 January). “Third Eye”, curated by the artist Hala Al Koussi and featuring artists: Tasnim Abdelrahman, Amr Adel, Sherifa Hamed, Nadia Mounier, ZiadTarek Hassan (Closing 15 January).
Mahmoud Khalil Museum 1 Kafour St, Orman Post, Giza, Tel 3336 2921 *Horizon One Hall “Nostalgia”, acrylic on toile paintings by former Egyptian minister of culture Farouk Hosni (Closing 15 January).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 2735 0604 “The Sequence of Face”, a solo exhibition by artist Essam Maarouf (Closing 7 January).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 “Revolution of Faces”, paintings by Al-Sayed Qandeel (Closing 6 January). “The Recital”, paintings by Effat Hosni (8-24 January).
Taha Hussein Museum *Ramatan Cultural Centre 11 Taha Hussein St, Madkour, Al-Haram, Tel 3583 4869 “The Harmony of Natural Leathers”, a group exhibitions by students of the Faculty of Art Education (Closing 5 January).
Townhouse 10 Nabarawy St, off Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 2576 8086 *First Floor gallery “A Rolling Stone gathers no Moss,” Alexandria-based artist Khaled Galal Eldeen's first solo exhibition in Cairo. Constructed over the past four years, this body of work uses found images as a basic alphabet that can be remixed in between digital and analogue planes of reality to create soft, hypnotic patterned surfaces. Paper collages, printed sheets of silk, GIFs and an animation offer different states of visual flatness — pure image surfaces reflecting the mixed reality of objects made after the internet (28 December-28 January).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 *Venue I Paintings by Zeinab Al-Sageny (Closing 5 January). *Venue II “Kids Fun”, paintings by Khaled Sorour (Closing 5 January).
