Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3453/012 2343 9537 “A Hidden Message,” group exhibition of paintings by Gamil Shafiq, Reda Abdel-Rahman, Walid Nayef, Mamdouh Kassifi and others (closing 13 March).
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 (closing 5 March).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery Photography by Mohamed Diab (closing 1 March). Salah Taher Gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Hassan Abdel-Fattah (closing 1 March). Hanager Art Centre Tel 02 2735 6861 Murals by Taha Qurani (closing 2 March).
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.
Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 Paintings byEssam Marouf (closing 3 March).
Gezira Art Centre 1 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 3298 Kamal Khalifa Hall “Dialogue Continued,” paintings by Neamat Al-Diwany (2-16 March).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Hungarian Cultural Counsellor Office 13 Gawad Hosni St, Abdin, Downtown, 2nd floor, Tel 02 2392 6692 “Spirit Inspiration,” works by Egyptian sculptor Houriya Al-Sayed (closing 3 March).
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 (closing 10 March).
Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6667/65 Al-Bab Selim Hall “Colourful Thoughts,” paintings by Nermine Hakim (closing 28 February).
The Photographic Gallery The American University in Cairo,New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 “Bird View Aerials: Aerial Photographs and Video Footage,” an exhibition of aerial cinematography still shots, including video footage by AUC alumni student Mohamed Abdel-Razek. The photographs include shots of the sea, beaches, clubs, views of Cairo, as well as shots of the AUC's new campus. This is the first aerial cinematography exhibition in the history of Egypt (closing 31 March).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “Horse's Spectrum,” paintings by Mustafa Al-Razzaz (closing 1 March).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 7016 9291 “Soul,” paintings by Karim Abdel-Malak (closing 9 March).
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 Calligraphy exhibition (1-9 March).
The Shelter Art+Photography 3 Taha Hussein St, 1st floor of Al-Yamama Centre, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 2589 Photographs from the gallery's private collection are on permanent show, as well as some images from previous exhibitions.
Zamalek Art 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “The Magical Thread,” 49 paintings by Souad Mardam Bey (closing 29 February). Venue II “AnIntroduction to Voidness,” sculptures by Nathan Doss (closing 29 February).
