The Arts-Mart Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, 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 (closing 14 February 2019).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 A miscellaneous exhibition by the Preservation of Heritage Society (closing 5 January). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Oil paintings by Said Al-Aaydi and Mona Fathi (closing 5 January).
The Capital 11 Youssef Kamel (Al-Gezira Al Wosta) St, Zamalek, Tel 010 25161678/01155262146/01207191333 Paintings depict Arabic letters by artist Yassin Harraz (6-20 January).
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.
Cordoba 3A, Degla St, off Furat St, Mohandessein, Tel 01111 665868 Paintings by Sameh Al-Banani (closing 6 January).
Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 Exhibition of paintings by Sobhi Guergues (closing 9 January).
The Egyptian Museum Tahrir Sq, Sadat Station, Tel 02 2578 2452 Room 44, Ground Floor “The Cache: Vision II”, sculptures by Hassan Kamel (closing 20 January).
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 “Alexandria A dialogue of color & stone”, paintings by Azza Abul-Souad and sculptures by Yasmina Heidar (8-19 January).
Al Kahila 15 Al Batal Ahmed Abdel-Aziz St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3304 0791/ 0122 8647511 “The Blue Angel”, paintings by Mohamed El-Damarawy (14- 24 January).
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 (closing 2 January).
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 (closing 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 (closing 10 January).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 “TEATRO”, sculptures depict some of Egypt's most remarkable cinema icons by artist Mai Abdallah (closing 13 January).
Museum of Modern Egyptian Art Cairo Opera House Grounds, Gezira, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6667/65 Abaad Hall The 40th General Exhibition focuses this year on the theme of the past and present featuring 290 artists creating around 300 artworks representing different art genres (27 December-30 January).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 “Taste of Time”, a duo exhibition of paintings by Georges Bahgory and Samir Fouad (23 December-18 January).
Safarkhan 6 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 012 70169291 “Memoires of Inji”, paintings by Inji Efflatoun (1924-1989) (3-21 January).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Ground Floor “A Flower from Every Meadow”, an exhibition showcasing artworks by Lambro Vassiliadis, Amira Al-Essawy, Madiha Al-Naggar and Sarah Al-Samman (23 December-15 January). First Floor “Elusive Beauty”, paintings by Mou'ataz Al-Imam, curated by Maie Yanni (23 December-15 January). Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I A retrospective exhibition of water colour, intaglio and sketches by Gazbia Sirry (closing 6 January). Venue II “Silence of the Body”, a duo exhibition of paintings and photography by Ashraf Reda and Ayman Lotfy (closing 6 January). Venue III “Happiness and Joy”, paintings by Mustafa Rabie (closing 6 January).
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.
