Ahmed Shawki Museum Karmat Ibn Hani'Centre 6 Ahmed Shawki St, off Murad St, Corniche Al-Nil, Giza, Tel 02 3572 9479 “The Body”, a group exhibition (closing 9 March).
Aisha Fahmy Palace 1 Aziz Abaza St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 8211 The Complex of Arts “Treasures of Our Art Museums 3: Features of an Era”, is a unique exhibition of rare artworks that document Egypt's modern history such as an original bronze statue of Khedive Ismail in human size (27 January- 27 March).
The American University in Cairo New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318 The Photographic Gallery “On The Road to Freedom”, a photographic exhibition by Egyptian photographer AsmaaWaguih. The exhibition honors the bravery and struggle of the heroic Kurdish women and other Arab and Yazidi women that have stood against the horrendous assaults of ISIS on the territories of Northern Syria and Iraq. The success of women to win their freedom in a region ravaged by social traditions and suffering from Daesh control is a particularly new phenomenon that the photographer wanted to show through her photographs (13 March-1 April).
Arcade 25 Orabi St., off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220 “Hegazi's paintings,” paintings by Alaa Hegazi (closing 15 March).
Art Corner 12 Sayed Al-Bakri St, from Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 0122 2760212 “Olive Jam”, solo exhibition of paintings by Lina Osama (closing 12 March).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 Calligraphy exhibition by Nashaat Abdel-Mawla (closing 11 March). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery Photography by Mohamed Al-Deeb (closing 9 March).
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.
Ebdaa 23 B Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 6239/0100 2155702 “Primitivism” paintings by Emad Abou Zeid (closing 7 March).
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).
Liwan gallery 23 Hassan Assem St, Zamalek, 02 2735 3538/ 012 00999448 A group exhibition by the fine art pioneers: Youssef Kamel, Hosny Al-Banani and Kamel Mustafa (closing 7 March).
Magdoub Design Studio 21 Ismail Mohamed St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 0778 “12 Spirits”, the second edition of a group exhibition of sculpture featuring budding talents such as Esraa Hatem, Sherouk Helal, Samar Magdy, Reem Osama, Noura Samy, Lina El-Magdoub and many more (closing 17 March).
Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123 Isis Hall Exhibition of paintings by Fatemah Ramadan (closing 10 March). Nahdat Misr Hall Exhibition by artist Mohamed Mekkawi (closing 10 March).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown. Tel 02 25784494/Mob. 0100 1704554 “Catching Souls”, sculptures by Hany El-Sayed modeled with bronze and marble, the artist's compositions reveal a world of figures suggesting timeless stories, events, past memories, and feelings (24 February-21 March). Mashrabia Annex of Contemporary Art, Downtown, Cairo “VDU ART (though I hate the word Art)”, Alexandrian-based Walid El-Sawi's solo exhibition consists of a set of nine silent short videos, which were made between 2012 and 2018 (24 February -7 March).
Al Mashrabia 80 Mohieddin Abul Ezz St, infront of the Shooting Club Gate 3, Dokki, Tel 02 3335 7507 “Explosion”, an exhibition of paintings by Shahira Shoukry (closing 9 March).
Tahrir Cultural Centre (TCC) AUC Tahrir Square Margo Veillon Gallery A collective show features 36 Egyptian artists. It represents various art media such as painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, ceramics and photography. The artists come from different generations and art schools, tracing the last 25 years in contemporary visual art scene in Egypt such as Adel Tharwat, Ahmed Sabry, Dahlia Refaat, Diaaeddin Dawoud, Emad Ibrahim, Eman Ali Bakry, Fatma Abdel-Rahman, Hady Boraey, Hamdy Reda, Kamal El-Feky, Kareem El-Quriety, Khaled Sirag, Mahmoud Bakar, Mai Refky, Nagy Farid, Nevin Farghaly, Omar El-Fayoumi, Randa Fakhry, Reem Hassan, Youssef Ragheb and many more (12 March -9 April).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 “Juggled”, exhibition of paintings by Tarek El-Sheikh (closing 9 March).
Zamalek Art gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “Inspirations of Fuchsia”, paintings by Farghali Abdel-Hafiz (10 March- 1 April). Venue II “Siwa and Paraty, Sand and Sea”, photography exhibition by H.R.I.H Prince Joao de Orleans e Braganca (10 March- 1 April).
