Amir Bashtak Palace Al-Muaaz St, Tel 02 2787 9187 Every Saturday and Wednesday, 4pm: The training courses of the Arab Singing House students.
Amir Taz Palace 27 Al-Syoufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Al-Khalifa District, Tel 02 2514 2581 Every Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, 1-3pm: Playing on musical instruments workshop for ages from 10 to 18 years Every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, 4pm: The singing workshop of Amir Taz Palace Choir. Every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, 4pm: Theatre and declamation workshop.
Beit Al-Harrawi (The Arab Oud House) Mohamed Abdu St, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Tel 02 2510 4174 Every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, 4-9pm: Oud classes given by the oud professors of the Arab Oud House. Every Saturday and Thursday, 3-6pm: Workshops on the theories of playing oud for advanced students by professor Ahmed Youssef. Every Saturday, 5-6pm: Workshops on the theories of playing oud for beginners by Elham Al-Hajj.
Cairo Opera House Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Tel 02 2737 0602/2736 0361, box office 02 2739 0132/0144 Small Hall Mon 25, 8pm: The opera cultural salon on the culture memories is moderated by Ghada Al-Wakeel.
Ceramic and Traditional Handicrafts Centre 1 Al-Imam St, behind Amr bin Al-Aas Mosque, Al-Fustat, Old Cairo, Tel 02 2364 3103 Every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday, 10am-4pm: The handicrafts courses of Jameel House of Traditional Arts Cairo, in cooperation with the Prince Charles's Foundation School of Traditional Arts.
The Child Creativity Centre (Beit Al-Aini) Al-Azhar district, behind Al-Azhar Mosque, Tel 02 2514 2990 Every Sunday and Wednesday, 10-12pm: A workshop on works on art, supervised by Hala Anwar. Every Wednesday, 1-3pm: Drawing workshop by Doaa Fathi. Every Monday and Wednesday, 11-1pm: Miscellaneous activities for children.
French Cultural Institute Heliopolis, Masr Al-Gedida, Tel 02 2417 4824 Mon 25, 7.30pm: “Mysterious Personality”, a discussion on the history of a historical figure whom the attendees have to guess his/her name, moderated by Journalist Nesrine Choucri.
Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) 3 Abul-Fida St,2nd floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2795 3705 Sun 24: “New Yoga Courses” will commence and continue for ten weeks. Yoga provides a holistic approach to health and well-being and also brings harmony in all walks of life. The courses are offered at three levels namely, beginners, intermediate and advanced. There is also an exclusive batch for ladies. The registration will take place at the MACIC premises as per the following schedule: For Ladies and Beginners levels on 18 and 19 February between 11am to 1pm, for Intermediate and Advanced levels on 21st February between 11am to 1pm. Classes are offered two days per week and each session will be of one hour. Along with the print out of online application form, the candidates are required to submit two recent passport size photographs and a copy of national ID or passport. For more details, please contact our office at, 2nd floor, 3, Abu El Feda St. Zamalek, Cairo, Tel 27371992-9.
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre Al-Sayyeda Nafissa St, Zeinhom area, Tel 02 2362 2647/ 2362 8174 Every Saturday, 12pm: Drawing, artistic and leather handicrafts workshop, conducted by Heba Samir. Every Sunday, 1pm: A candle making workshop, supervised by Dalia Al-Sherbini. Every Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, 10am: artistic and skills development workshops for people with special abilities, supervised by Alham Aalian. Every Thursday, 1pm: Oil painting workshop, supervised by Dalia Al-Sherbini. Every Sunday and Wednesday, 3.30pm: Arab calligraphy, trash recycling and ceramic faience workshops given by Sondos Mohamed Ali. Every Monday and Wednesday, 4-6.30pm: Classical Arab singing workshop.
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Sat 23, 6.30pm: “Science and Technology to Leverage Culture and Cultural Heritage”, lecture is part of Ubuntu's series of talks discussing different aspects of the art scenes in Egypt, this month lecture features Yasser El-Shayeb, Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. The lecture will expose how ICT may contribute to better knowledge of various cultures, how ICT may be used to disseminate and exchange information about cultural heritage sites, and probably draw a potential strategy for the contribution of ICT in Cultural Heritage (The lecture is in Arabic). To reserve your seat please email your name and number to [email protected]. Limited seating available.
