Al-Ahram Art Gallery Al-Galaa St, Ramses, the modern building, Tel 16545 “Al-Ahram Art Memory,” a thrilling exhibition of paintings and sculptures from Al-Ahram's collection of modern Egyptian art (closing 28 April).
Art Lounge Cairo 37B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st floor, Apt 2, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3453/012 2343 9537 Paintings by Amal Nasr (28 April-11 May).
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 (closing 29 April). “Colours of Life,” a photography exhibition by Delhi-based photographer Haran Kumar (30 April-3 May). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery Oil paintings by Zakaria Hafez (28 April-2 May). Salah Taher Gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Emad Rizq (closing 2 May).
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.
Contemporary Image Collective 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2396 4272 “Chronic,” a group exhibition of works by Alberto Grifi, Dora Garcia, Mohamed Shawky Hassan and Uriel Orlow.This show is the second chapter of “If Not For That Wall,” a long-term project that looks at different forms of imprisonment. Articulated in fragments, the exhibition, film programme, talks and book readings that make up the six-week programme question the power of differentiating between “sane” and “pathological”. The title, “Chronic”, refers to a continuous state that lasts beyond an exceptional moment in time and is complex and severe in nature. “Chronic” considers emotional states, ranging from a diffuse sense of fatigue or sadness to the trauma of people with experience of imprisonment, and the historical struggle to open mental institutions (closing 4 June).
Darb 1718 Kasr Al-Shama'e St, 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).
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 02 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 “From Aswan to Murcia (Spain),” paintings by Ahmed Selim (28 April-12 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 (closing 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) (closing 30 April).
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). “Caravanserai,” an exhibition of photography and installationsby Pilar Cossìo. The transnational artist Cossìo is a key figure on the Spanish art scene and internationally. The artist wisely moves between contemporary languages, creating an artistic practice that astonishes the viewer (5-19 May).
Nile Art Gallery 14 Al-Montazah St, Zamalek, Cairo, Tel 02 2736 6204 “Awan,” an exhibition of sculptures 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 “Experimental 1,” paintings and sculptures by Hisham Abdallah (closing 15 May).
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). Word Hall The Spring Salon 2016 (1-9 May). 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).
