Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 2514 2581 "Return of the Earth", a group exhibition features 59 artists and 61 child artists from the Creativity Centre, Amir Taz Palace, Talaat Harb Cultural Centre and Beit Al-Aini Child Creativity Centre (Closing 26 November).
Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, apt 2, Zamalek,27353453 - 01223439537 “City Miniatures”, a painting exhibition by Ali Ashour (28November-14 December).
Beit Al-Seheimi Al-Muaaz St, Al-Darb Al Asfar Alley, Al-Gamalya District, Tel 2591 3391 "The Art of Georgian and Arabic Calligraphy: Different Lines…One Sense", the exhibition showcases ancient manuscripts and calligraphy artworks from Georgia and the Arab world (25-30 November).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek *Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery "The Closer I Get", exhibition of oil paintings by Randa Ismail (Closing30 November). A photography exhibition from Finland (2-6 December). *Palace of Arts The 26th Youth Salon exhibition features 149 young artists presenting 166 artworks using different art media such as painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, drawing, animation, video art and installation (runs through the end of November). *Salah Taher gallery Oil paintings by Nadia Serry (2-10 December).
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.
Cordoba 3A, Degla St, Mohandessein, Giza, Tel 01111 665868 "Espresso", paintings by Mohamed Khedr (Closing8 December).
Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 2396 4272 “Greetings to those who asked about me”, exhibition with artworks by Bisan Abu Eisheh, Hossam Ali, George Awde, Beatrice Catanzaro, Javier Téllez, Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa and oral narrations documented by Rafiq Abdel-Rahman, brings together six art works and an oral history project addressing the issue of imprisonment with a particular focus on the Middle East and Africa (Closing3 December).
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 “Small Art Works 2015", a group exhibition with artist Halim Yacoub as the guest of honour (22 November-5 January).
The Egyptian Museum Tahrir Sq, Sadat Station, Tel 2578 2452 *Room 44 “Stepping Through Time: Footwear in Ancient Egypt”, an exhibition presents footwear through the ages from Predynastic times (3000 BC) up to and including the Ottoman Period (19th century AD) (Closing31 December).
Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek. Tel 2737 3298 *Ahmed Sabri, Al-Hussein Fawzi & Kamal Khalifa Halls The National Society of Fine Arts presents its annual collective exhibition includes 141 artists presenting different types of artworks using miscellaneous art media (25 November-3 December). *Ragheb Ayad Hall A world touring exhibition by a Venezuelan artist (25 November-3 December).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 2514 7475 The permanent exhibition of the handicrafts centre's products including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 5423/2735 8791 "John A. Spranger (1889-1968). Archaeology and Photography between Egypt and Etruria", a photography exhibition by Dr. Stefano Anastasio and Dr. Barbara Arbeid highlights the role of world-renowned archaeologist John A. Spranger (1889-1968) showing a collection ofancientphotos document for excavations took place in Egypt (Closing3 December).
Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandiseen, Tel 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “Visions”, a duo exhibition of paintings by Ibrahim Al-Tanbouli and Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen (29November -10 December).
AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8537/0100 067 0705 "Pulsatio", paintings by eminent artist Taha Hussein (Closing7 December).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 25784494/Mob. 0100 1704554 “Slowly”, by Amre Heiba. Slowly moves from William Empson's poem Missing Dates, a frequent source of inspiration for the artist. Instead of being a mere illustration of the poem itself, the show rather wants to express the feelings aroused by the text. In line with his previous production, Heiba portrays a dystopian world where colours, figures and spaces work together to recreate the sense if discomfort and violence of a world changing for the worst (Closing 7 January 2016).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel 2736 7544 "The Women of My World", paintings by Britt Boutros Ghali (Closing 26 November). "Normal Labour", an exhibition of drawings, watercolours and oil paintings by ophthalmologist-artist Farid Fadel (29 November-17 December).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Hidden Beauty”, paintings by Hend Al-Falafly (Closing9 December).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 3346 3242 "Art for All", a group exhibition features a galaxy of artists from different generations showcasing artworks using different art media such as painting, ceramic, sculpture and carving (runs through 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 *Word Hall "Colours from Life", a duo exhibition of paintings by Nehad Talaat and Hesham Amin (3-9 December).
The Shelter Art+Photography 3 Taha Hussein St, Al Yamama Centre, Zamalek, Tel 2737 2589 "Al Arwah" (The Spirits), a photography exhibition by visual artist Karina Al Piaro.With its genesis in Egypt, “Al Arwah" is a visually immersive, meditative large scale trilogy shot on location in the Nile during the evolution of the Arab uprising (Closing 30 November).
Taha Hussein Museum *Ramatan Cultural Centre 11 Taha Hussein St, Madkour, Al-Haram, Tel 3583 4869 Exhibition of paintings by Heba Arabia (Closing26 November).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 2735 1240 *Venue I "Forms from the Imagination", bronze sculptureAnas Al-Alousi (15 November-14 December). *Venue II "Joy of the Narrative", paintings by George Fikry (15 November-14 December).
