Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3453/012 2343 9537 “From Here & There”, paintings by Weaam Al-Masri (3-20 February).
The Arts-Mart Km 28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Tel 010 0077 3860 “Fragments of a Luminary”, a retrospective show featuring 80 artworks by iconic Egyptian artist Omar Al-Nagdi (5 February-5 March).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery Oil paintings by Ragaa Mansour (closing 6 February). Oil paintings by Mohsen and Aziz Ahmed Refaat (9-19 February). Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 An exhibition of paintings, ceramics, sculptures and pottery organized by the Society of Preserving Heritage (1-9 February). Oil paintings by Amany Zahran (11-20 February). Hanager Art Centre Tel 02 2735 6861 “Egypt 2015”, the annual photojournalism competition organised by the Press Syndicate, featuring about 100 photographers from different Egyptian newspapers (7-13 February).
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103 A permanent exhibition of the centre's ceramic, brass, jewellery and khayamiya products.
Cordoba 3A, Degla St, Mohandessein, Giza, Tel 01111 665868 Exhibition of relief paintings by Fares Ahmed Fares (closing 4 February).
Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 An exhibition of painting by Essam Marouf (7 February-3 March).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 The permanent exhibition of the handicrafts centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Italian Cultural Institute 3 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791 “A Bountiful Banquet at the Prince's Table”, an installation inspired by the still-life works of Evaristo Baschenis and paintings by Americo Lozano (closing 11 February).
Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123 Isis Hall “The Sculpture Portrait”, a group exhibition of clay sculptures by artists Nathan Doss, Tarek Al-Koumi and Kamal Al-Feki, among others (closing 6 February). Nahdat Misr Hall “Gamila Tales”, paintings by Emad Ibrahim (closing 6 February).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 25784494/Mob. 0100 1704554 “Al-Masry Al-Youm — Interferences with a Journal”, an exhibition by Hisham Al-Zeiny. Mashrabia has selected a group of mixed media collages that originally appeared on the pages of Al-Masry Al-Youm, one of the most popular newspapers in Egypt. The title puns on a reflection on contemporary Egypt, while examining the role of the traditional media at a crucial time in Egyptian history. Images of football players overlap and mix with articles and news about politics, economy and culture, metaphorically addressing the need for dynamism and change called for by liberal youth (17 January-10 March).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 2735 0604 “Sculptures”, a group exhibition of sculpture by Ahmed Abdel-Fattah, Ahmed Moussa, Islam Ibada, Mohamed Radwan, Mariam Makramallah among others (closing 18 February).
Nile Art Gallery 14 Al-Montazah St, Zamalek, Cairo, Tel 02 2736 6204 “Visual Memories”, an exhibition of wooden, nickel chrome and bronze sculptures by Nagui Farid (closing 16 February). Picasso 30 Hassan Assem, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “Life Notes”, paintings by Georges Bahgory (closing 18 February).
Picasso East Villa No 39, Al-Nargas 3, 5th Settlement, 90s St, in front of Lake View Compound, Al-Tagamoua Al-Khamis, Tel 02 2678 1766/012 2000 0035 The grand opening exhibition of Picasso East gallery, the new branch of Picasso gallery, including works by about 50 late and living Egyptian artists such as Youssef Francis, Georges Bahgory, Salah Taher, Hend Adnan, Omar Al-Nagdi, Wagih Yassa and Salah Hammad (closing 16 February).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall “Al-Mahrousa”, an exhibition of paintings by Mohamed Ragab (1-9 February). “Republic of Woman”, an exhibition of paintings by Samar Kamel (1-9 February).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “The Magical Thread”, an exhibition of 49 paintings by Souad Mardam Bey (31 January-29 February). Venue II “An Introduction to Voidness”, an exhibition of sculptures by Nathan Doss (31 January-29 February).
