The Arts-Mart Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Cairo, Egypt, Tel 0100 0773860 The gallery will be displaying over 1500 art pieces by 120 of Egypt's most loved contemporary and best-selling artists such as Abdel-Fattah El-Badry, Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Mohsen, Ahmed Askalany, Dina Fadel, Esraa Zeidan, Ibrahim El-Tanbouli, Nada Baraka, Omar Al-Fayoumi, Samir Fouad (run all summer with new art being added periodically).
The American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 The Photographic Gallery “Nepal: Harmony and Diversity”, a photography show by Egyptian photographer Boulos Isaac. The exhibition features a collection of photographs on the many facets of Nepal's culture and customs, showing people of different origins and beliefs living together in harmony and peace. Isaac has contributed in several projects with World monuments Fund, Musée Sans Frontières, The AUC Press and Saint Marc Foundation. He is the photographer of The Treasures of Islamic Art in the Museums of Cairo and The Treasures of Coptic Art published by AUC Press (closing 11 October).
Arcade 25 Orabi St., off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220 “Zomra”, sculpted jewellery exhibition by sculptor Hamed Mustafa (closing 30 September).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Oil paintings by Deham Badr (closing 30 September). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Oil paintings by Kholoud Mohamed (closing 30 September). Palace of Arts The Second Sculpture Salon 2018 (closing 7 October).
The Capital 11 Youssef Kamel (Al-Gezira Al Wosta) St, Zamalek, Tel 010 25161678/01155262146/01207191333 “Varieties”, a group exhibition by the likes of Mahmoud Hamed, Reem Osama, Omar Tosson, Magdi Abdel-Aziz and many more (closing 7 October).
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 khayameya products.
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 A group exhibition of masterpieces by late and contemporary artists (continues through the end of the season).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Muaaz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Italian Cultural Institute 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/2735 8791 “FarneCairo”, permanent exhibition of contemporary art at the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo. Works of art by Stefania Fabrizi, Giovanni Casellato, Giulio Turcato, Paolo Peroni, Clodoveo Masciarelli, Ragheb Agad, Abdel-Hafiz Farghali and others (open during office hours).
Khan Almaghraby 18 Al-Mansour Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 3349/01000 694940 “Artistic Blossom”, a group exhibition features the artworks of the Faculty of Fine Arts 2018 graduates in painting, sculpture and graphic. Participants are: Bassant Youssef, Marina Kheir, Mena Nassef, Nadine Khaled, Nourhan Maher, Simon Medhat and many more (closing 30 September).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 25784494/Mob. 0100 1704554 “Amshoq 48”, through two series of artworks Mustafa El-Husseiny explores themes that have had a strong impact on him throughout his life. In his “Amshoq” series, in which he used cardboard as the canvas for his drawings, he addresses the issue of subordinates following rigorous orders blindly imposed on them by their superiors. In his second series “Imam Al-Shafi'I”, he shows us what he came across during his walks around the cemetery of the City of the Dead while searching for a way to reconnect with his late father (16 September -18 October). Mashrabia Annex, 15 Mahmoud Bassiony St, Downtown “The Free Thinker Sees” by Abbass Al-Kadhim (Baghdad, Iraq), he makes paintings, photos, drawings and sculptures. He creates compositions or settings that generate tranquil poetic images that stand on the edge between recognition and alienation (16 September -18 October).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 Two exhibitions of painting, “Shagan (sadness)” by Abdel-Aziz El-Guindi and “Chants” by Mohamed Al-Damarawy (closing 30 September).
Picasso East Villa No 39 Al Narges 35th settlement, 90's St, in front of Lake View Compound, Tel 0122 0000035 “Acceptance”, an exhibition of paintings by Hanan Youssef and “Struggle” another exhibition of painting by Lina Ali Amin (15 September-6 October). A new collection of artworks by more than 10 remarkable artists: Georges Bahgory, Gerges Lotfy, Hassan Abdel-Fattah, Sayed Saadeddin, Mostafa Rahma, Mahmoud Hamed, Mounir Eskandar, Mahmoud Mareay, Ahmed Shiha, Fayza Mahmoud, Ayman Lotfy, Ahmed Farid, Kareem Abdel-Malak (continues through the end of the season).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “The Language of Silence”, an exhibition of paintings by Zakaria El-Zeini (1932-1993) (3-24 October).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Art for All”, the gallery's annual summer group exhibition features a galaxy of artists such as Georges Bahgory, Ihab Lotfy, Djehan Raouf, Salah Taher, Seif and Adham Wanli (continues through the end of the season).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 “The Return”, sculptures by Khaled Zaki (26 September-9 October).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I & Venue II A retrospective exhibition of the late Saleh Reda (1932-2018) (closing 1 October).
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 BA Archeological Museum Permanent exhibition on the results of the Archaeological Mission of the University of Turin in Nelson Island.
