Arcade 25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220 “Kenya Aesthetics”, a photography exhibition by photographer Amina Zaher (closing 30 May). The Arts-Mart Km 28,Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, before Dandy Mall and behind Total Petrol Station, Tel 0100 0773860 The gallery's third round of the annual Summer Affordable Art Show will run all summer, with new art being added periodically and will be exhibiting artworks by 60 of Egypt's most popular contemporary artists such as Salah El-Murr, Gamal Meleka, Klay Kassem, Aya El-Fallah, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Mostafa Rahma, Deena Fadel, Ibrahim El- Tanbouli, Ahmed El-Kutt, Mohamed Abou Elwafa, Ahmed Osman, Mohamed Rabie, Omar Senada, Rabab Eissa, Naguib Moein, and Adham Badawi.
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.
French Cultural Institute Madrasset Al-Huquq Al Frinseya St, Mounira, Tel 02 2791 5800 “The Scientific Discovery in Africa: The Nanotechnology in Egypt”, an exhibition on the recent development in the field of scientific research in Egypt specifically the field of Nanotechnology. The opening is followed by a discussion in French with simultaneous interpreting into Arabic (closing 30 June).
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 A group exhibition of masterpieces by late artists such as Hassan Rashed, Mohamed Al-Zahed, Said Al-Adawi, Farouk Shehata, and contemporary artists such as Adel Thabet, Taha Abdel-Aal, Hanaa Hashem, and Omar Abdel-Zaher (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, working hours during the holy month of Ramadan will be daily from 11.30am to 3pm & from 8pm to 11pm except Friday “Nubian Sonnets”, a trio exhibition of paintings by Ahmed Selim, Ehab Lotfi and sculptures by Islam Ibada (closing 1 June).
Mashrabia 15 Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Tel 02 25750353, Daily except Fridays from 11am to 9pm “Menawwareen 2”, light installations by artists Afrodite W. Elseesy, Alia Bassioni, Heba Abu El Ella, Jean-Luc Marchina, and Xavier Puigmartí (closing 30 May). Photos of a cotton company's workers by Salah El Mur. El Mur, flagship of Sudanese art in the international scene, is back to showcase an unprecedented body of work, including this time not only his worldwide recognized colourful paintings, but also an outstanding installation of wooden sculptures. His works portray a variety of heterogeneous traditions, folklore, vernaculars of people and environments and reproduce his exploration of the streets, cities and villages he came across throughout his life (9 June- 4 July). Mashrabia Annex, 10, Mahmoud Bassiouny, Downtown Cairo “Bahary”, Florinda Guadagna's second jewelery exhibition at the gallery is a mirror of her affection for and bond with the sea. Through the blue-shaded handicrafts, her childhood memories and sensations come alive. The voices of the long-awaited fishermen bringing their catch of the day to the city shores. The sea enveloping her home-island and isolating its people from the surrounding continents, yet bringing along comfort and protection. The artist's richest body of work reveals the ambivalent nature of the ever-changing sea, accommodating internal and external conflicts and bringing solace and clarity after stormy distress (9-16 June).
Saad Zaghloul Cultural Centre 2 Saad Zaghloul Street next to Saad Zaghloul Cemetery, Tel 02 2795 6864/02 A calligraphy exhibition (closing 2 June). “Contemporary Heritage 2”, group exhibition (closing 9 June).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Art for All”, the gallery annual group exhibition features art pieces by the likes of Seif Wanly, Omar El-Nagdi, Samir Fouad, Adham Wanly, Essmat Dawestashi, Georges Bahgory, Gihan Raouf, Nagwa El-Ashri and Effat Hosni (continues until the end of the season).
UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 2792223 Ramadan working hours from 11am to 4pm daily except Fridays. First Floor “Towns and Nature”, paintings by Karim Khalife (closing 1 June). Ground Floor “UBUNTU Revisited 3”, the gallery's Annual Summer Exhibition (12 May-1 August).
