The 5th Edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) “Sounds As If,”an interactive exhibition, is open on weekdays from 5-9pm and from 3-9pm at the Old French Consulate, 5 Al-Fadl Street, behind Al-Abd, off Talaat Harb Street, Downtown, Kodak exhibition space, 20 Adly Street, Downtown, Mahmoud Bassiouny Shop, 13 Mahmoud Bassiouny Street, Downtown Cairo (closing 25 April).
Al-Ahram Art Gallery Al-Galaa St, Ramses, the modern building, Tel 16545 “Al-Ahram Art Memory”, a thrilling exhibition of paintings and sculptures showing Al-Ahram's acquisitions of modern Egyptian art (21-28 April).
Art Lounge Cairo 37 B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st Floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3453/012 2343 9537 Paintings by Salma Al-Ashry (closing 25 April).
The Arts-Mart Km 28, Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Tel 010 0077 3860 “Max Vityk - Retrospective: 2010-2016,” Ukrainian-born artist Max Vityk is an active figure on the international arts scene. His paintings are among the top lots of leading Western auctions of modern art. Vityk has an impressive auction track record, with a number of his works now held in corporate and museum collections (closing 9 May).
Atelier du Caire 2 Karim Al-Dawla St, Downtown, Tel 02 2574 6730 “A Piece From a Long Song,” paintings by Mona Shoa'ir (closing 29 April). Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Al-Hanager Arts Centre Tel 02 2735 6861 Paintings by artistAzza Megahed (24-29 April). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery Oil paintings by Zakaria Hafez (27 April-2 May). Salah Taher Gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Gihan Al-Sabban (closing 23 April).
Le Caire 2 Al-Malek Al-Afdal St, next to Alfa Market, Zamalek, Tel 010 9951 7223 “On & Off,” an exhibition of works by Miriam Hathout and Hala Al-Sharouny (closing 28 April).
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.
Darb 1718 Kasr Al-Shama'e Street, Al-Fakhareen, Old Cairo, near Mar Girgis Metro Station, Tel 02 2361 0511 “Log In,” a social media-themed art exhibition featuring local and international artists from Egypt, the US, France and Italy. The exhibition showcases different interactive art mediums, including photography, video and installations (closing 31 May).
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.
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 “Nostalgia,” paintings by Mohamed Dessouki (21 April- 8 May).
Al-Masar Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8537/010 067 0705 “Political Comedy,” paintings by the late artist Alexander Saroukhan (1898-1977) (21-30April).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2578 4494/Mob. 010 0170 4554 “Hippopotamus Amphibious,” an exhibition of polyester sculptures of the hippopotamus by Ahmed Askalany, who has returned to the arts scene after a four-year absence with another chapter in his extensive work on local animals (closing 28 April).
Nile Art Gallery 14 Al-Montazah St, Zamalek, Cairo, Tel 02 2736 6204 “Awan,” exhibition of sculpture by Hassan Kamel (closing 28 April).
The Photographic Gallery The American University in Cairo,New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 “Indelible,” a photographic exhibition by Randa Shaath. Shaath takes her camera inside the homes of family and friends and acknowledges the everyday objects, moments, and spaces that we often overlook, granting them a grace that evokes the people that breathe life into them (closing 18 May).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “Windows,” an exhibition of paintings by Helmi Al-Toni (closing 22 April).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 7016 9291 “A Vision from Alexandria,” an exhibition of bronze and wooden sculptures inspired by the Graeco-Roman and Ancient Egyptian civilizations by Sarkis Tossonian and Alfons Louis (closing 30 April).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Earth Hall Paintings by Aliaa Toraify (closing 29 April). 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 display, as well as some images from previous exhibitions.
SOMA Art 14 Maraashli St, Zamalek, 2nd floor, Apt 4, Zamalek, Tel 012 2242 9292 “This Is Not A Parallelogram,”a collaboration betweenartistMohamed Al-Maghraby, known for his use of architecture as a visual and philosophical reference in his artworks, and Mohamed Abdallah, who creates forms that awaken the subconscious to childhood memories. The exhibition is a unique representation of their journey of building forms through experimental works of art (closing 5 May).
Ubuntu Art Gallery 20 Hassan Sabry St, entrance on Ibn Zinki St, Zamalek, Tel 010 0279 2223 “Out of the Frame,” an exhibition by artist Sayeda Khalil (closing 28 April).
Zamalek Art Gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Time Intermezzo,” paintings byWael Darwesh (closing 9 May). Venue II “Hymn to the Sun,” sculptures by Ahmed Abdel-Tawwab (closing 9 May).
