The Arts-Mart Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Cairo, Egypt,Tel 0100 0773860 The fourth edition of Cairo Art Fair presents an unprecedented art exhibition by over 120 Egyptian contemporary artists under one roof. The artwork will periodically change throughout the duration of the show (7 December -14 February 2019).
Azad 26 July St, in front of Coffee Beans, Zamalek, Tel 0100 3270364 “Diary of a Donkey”, paintings by Miriam Hathout (closing18 December).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 A miscellaneous exhibition by Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, Ashraf Zaki, Amr and Hany Abdel-Badiaa (13-18 December). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Oil paintings by Saudi artist Nadia Bou-Qeir (13-18 December). Palace of Arts The 29th Youth Salon showcases artworks by 170 artists in the fields of painting, drawing, sculpture, pottery, graphic, installation, video art among others (closing 31 December).
The Capital 11 Youssef Kamel (Al-Gezira Al Wosta) St, Zamalek, Tel 010 25161678/01155262146/01207191333 Paintings by Ayyad Al-Nimer (9-23 December).
Contemporary Image Collective (CIC) 27 Talaat Harb St, 2nd Floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2396 4272 “Submerged – on Rivers and their Interrupted Flow”, exhibition showcases works by Ala Younis and Alia Mossallam, Carolina Caycedo, Hashem El-Nahas, Asunción Molinos Gordo, Marianne Fahmy. “Submerged – on Rivers and their Interrupted Flow” is a full programme extends over more than two months offers screenings, talks and a workshop (closing 15 December).
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.
Easel and Camera Contemporary art gallery Dreamland Golf Club, Hilton Pyramids Golf, Al Wahat Road, 6 of October 01091267165/01001834449 “The Phase”, painting exhibition by Omar Gabr (8-30 December). One of the graduation projects of this year's Jameel House of Traditional Arts The French Institute for Oriental Archaeology 37 Sheikh Ali Youssef St, Mounira, Al Sayeda Zeinab, Tel 02 2797 1600 The Fourth Jameel House of Traditional Arts annual exhibition showcases more than 120 handcrafted works in ceramic, woodwork and metalwork, all available for sale. The exhibition is free and open daily from 12 to 8pm (closing 15 December).
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 Exhibition of paintings by Abdel-Wahab Morsi (closing 15 December).
Liwan gallery 23 Hassan Assem St, Zamalek, daily from 11am to 9pm except Sundays An exhibition of paintings by the late Sabry Ragheb (1920-2000) (closing 31 December).
Magdoub Design Studio 21 Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 27370778 “The Scene”, a group miscellaneous exhibition by accomplished and emerging artists such as Adam Henein, Akram Fadl, Mohamed Radwan, Osama Emam, Mona Heikal, Hany Faisal, Hassan Kamel, Nagui Farid, Bassam Al-Zoghby (5 December-2 January).
Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123 Isis Hall Exhibition of paintings by Samaa Yehia (closing 16 December).
AL MASAR Behler's Mansion, 157b, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8537/0100 067 0705 “Thus Spoke the Hoopoe”, paintings by Hamdi Attia (16 December-13 January).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 25784494/Mob. 0100 1704554 “Museum of Gypsum”, by Hany Rashed surprises us with a new body of work, which revives the artist's constant playful streak of humour. The gallery turns into a museum where objects made of coloured gypsum allow the public to think and view daily life of Egyptian streets in a different light (25 November-10 January). Mashrabia Annex, 15 Mahmoud Bassiony St, Downtown “The Nile and Musee du Caire Collections” a solo exhibition by French jewellery designer Zabou showcasing two exclusive jewellery collections limited to 50 unique pieces (25 November-20 December).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “A Mother Is”, paintings by Dina Targam (9-21 December). “Forms and Colours”, paintings by Gamal Fahmy (9-21 December).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Chaotic Beauty”, an exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Farid (closing 18 December).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Simple and Unique”, a group show features a galaxy of artists such as Georges Bahgory, Ahmed Sabry, Mohamed Shaalan, Mohamed Nagui, Tahia Halim, Salah Taher, Seif and Adham Wanli (10-20 December).
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre Al-Sayyeda Nafissa St, Zeinhom area, Tel 02 2362 2647/ 2362 8174 “Inspired by Abstraction”, the third edition of the group exhibition showing works by students of the Faculty of Applied Arts, 6 October University (closing 17 December).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Paintings by Hayam Abdel-Baky (closing 15 December).
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.
