Art Lounge Cairo 37B Ahmed Heshmat St, 1st floor, apt 2, Zamalek, 02 2735 3453/ 012 2343 9537 A painting exhibition by Kamala Ibrahim and Souad Abdel-Rasoul (closing 29 May).
Atelier du Caire 2 Karim Al-Dawla St, off Mahmoud Bassiouni St, Talaat Harb, Downtown, Tel 02 2574 6730 “The Delight of Egyptian Girls,” an exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings by Salwa Al-Sherbini (22-29 May).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Al-Hanager Arts Centre Tel 02 2735 6861 An exhibition of paintings by Aziza Gheith (21-26 May).
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 series, 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). “Matigi” (Let's Come), an exhibition by Sayed Arafat centred on the issue of sexual harassment in Egypt and inspired by real stories (closing 31 May).
Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation 11 Shagaret Al-Durr St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 5419 “The Beauty of Nature as I See It,” nature photography exhibition by the Hungarian photographer Péter Zala (closing 22 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.
Goethe Institute 13 Wassif Hussein St, Messaha Sq, Dokki, Tel 02 2575 9877 “The White Villa,” an exhibition tracing the history of the white villa that was the headquarters of the Goethe Institute for 25 years. The show is held on the occasion of moving the activities of the German language section to its new headquarters in Dokki (19 May-18 June).
Al-Masar Behler's Mansion, 157B, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8537/0100 067 0705 “Resurrection,” an exhibition of paintings by Salah Enani, marking the 8th anniversary of Al-Masar gallery (closing 5 June).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2578 4494/Mob 010 0170 4554 “My Favourite Things,” an exhibition of paintings byHend Samir, Norhan Alaa and Marwa Saad. Samir expresses the folly and madness of everyday life, while Saad portrays magical hedgehogs as a metaphor for humans and Alaa uses tiles and concrete to represent interactions between people and space (22 May-30 June).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 “Affiche Plaisir”, a poster art exhibition by Adam Abd Elghaffar. “Affiche Plaisir” is a project that reflects on and redesigns iconic movie posters. It brings together Abd Elghaffarbiggest passions: cinema and art (22-29 May).
Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 2736 6667/65 Mohsen Shaalan Hall “Minhwa,” an exhibition organised by the Korean Cultural Centre in Egypt, in cooperation with the Fine Arts Sector. Minhwa refers to Korean folk art that consists of paintings of mythicial figures and other objects rendered in a naive style. These folk paintings express the spirit of Korean people in the past and is especially used as a symbol of good fortune for the New Year (19-26 May).
Nagada Villa 13 Rifaa St, Dokki, Tel 012 0081 9999 An exhibition of fabulous batiks by Nagada Egypt (closing 16 June).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Abdel-Nasr Sheha, Omar Al-Nagdi, Mustafa Rahma, Fathi Afifi, Esmat Dawastashy, Mervat Refaat and Neven Al-Sisi (runs to the end of September).
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 “Country of Girls,” an exhibition of paintings by Marwa Samy inspired by singer Mohamed Mounir's song “Balad Al-Banat” (closing 29 May).
The Shelter Art+Photography 3 Taha Hussein St, 1st floor of Al-Yamama Centre, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 2589 “Colours and Smiles,” a photography exhibition by Ashraf Al-Mahrouky and Samo Rera, photographers on a mission to put smiles on the faces of children in rural and underprivileged areas. Most of the proceeds of this exhibition will be used to build playgrounds in poor areas (closing 22 May).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “The Blue Room,” paintings by Amina Al-Demirdash (closing 12 June). Venue II “From Egyptian Land,” sculptures by Ayman Saadawy (closing 12 June).
