Al-Ahram Organisation Taqla Hall Al-Galaa St, Ramses, Tel 16545 “Beyond Spring: History Rewritten,” Al-Ahram newspaper's second art exhibition, organised by Diwan magazine and curated by Omar Donia, featuring 12 artists including, among others, Shurooq Amin from Kuwait, Nasr Warour from Syria, Vyacheslav Useinov from Uzbekistan and, from Egypt, Khaled Hafez, Ahmed Gaafary, Ashraf Reda and Samar Hussein (closing 11 June).
Cairo Opera Complex Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek Salah Taher Gallery Tel 02 2739 0132/0144 An exhibition of oil paintings by Sayed Mohamed (closing 7 June). Music Library (Ziad Bakir) Gallery An exhibition of oil paintings by six artists: Ghada Selim, Amina Al-Shafaai,Farida Darwish, Gina Gamal, Nora Safwat and Donia Fahmi (closing 4 June). Al-Hanager Arts Centre Tel 02 2735 6861 A group exhibition by students of Sixth of October University (closing 3 June).
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 khayamiya products.
Contemporary Image Collective 22 Abdel Khalek Tharwat St, 4th floor, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 02 2396 4272 “Chronic,” a group exhibition of works by Alberto Grifi, Dora Garcia, Mohamed Shawky Hassan and Uriel Orlow. This show is the second chapter of “If Not For That Wall,” a long-term project that looks at different forms of imprisonment. Articulated in fragments, the exhibition, film series, talks and book readings that make up the six-week programme question the power of differentiating between “sane” and “pathological”. The title, “Chronic”, refers to a continuous state that lasts beyond an exceptional moment in time and is complex and severe in nature. “Chronic” considers emotional states, ranging from a diffuse sense of fatigue or sadness to the trauma of people with experience of imprisonment, and the historical struggle to open mental institutions (closing 4 June).
Duroub 4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City, Tel 02 2796 2881/ 2794 7951 “Arab Calligraphy,” a group exhibition featuring the work of Amal Hafez, Salah Abdel-Khalek, Mohamed Hassan and Yousri Al-Mamelouk (closing 12 June).
Al-Ghouri Caravansary Imam Mohamed Abdou St, off Al-Moaiz St with Al-Azhar, Tel 02 2514 7475 Permanent exhibition of the handicraft centre's products, including pottery, brass artworks and jewellery.
Goethe Institute 13 Wassif Hussein St, Messaha Sq, Dokki, Tel 02 2575 9877 “The White Villa,” an exhibition tracing the history of the white villa that was the headquarters of the Goethe Institute for 25 years. The show marks the transfer of the activities of the German language section to its new headquarters in Dokki (closing 18 June).
Goganian Armenian Club 5 Menouf St, Salaheddin, Heliopolis, Tel 02 2415 7172 A night dedicated to the great Armenian caricaturist Alexander Saroukhan (1898-1977), featuring an exhibition of his paintings (Thursday 2 June, 8pm, entrance is free).
Grant 6 Al-Gumhouriya St, Abdin, Tel 02 2391 6769 “Sunshine,” a group exhibition by six artists: Reem Saad, Fadwa Ramadan, Maha George, Mervat Shazli, Nadia Tawfiq and Hala Shafaai (closing 21 June).
Greek Campus Gallery 28 Falaki St, Bab Al-Louk, Cairo, Tel 010 9032 2400 “Three Stories,” an exhibition of landscape and portrait paintings by Wael Hamdan, Ahmed Abdel-Rahman and Fathi Ali (closing 13 June).
Italian Cultural Institute 3 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafy St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 5423/02 2735 8791 “Writing the Divine Comedy,” Italian, Chinese and Arabic calligraphy exhibition (closing 6 June).
Al-Masar Behler's Mansion, 157B, 26 July St, ground floor, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8537/0100 067 0705 “Resurrection,” an exhibition of paintings by Salah Enani, marking the 8th anniversary of Al-Masar gallery (closing 5 June).
Mahmoud Mokhtar Culture Centre 5 Tahrir St, beside Cairo Sporting Club, Tel 02 2735 1123 Nahdat Misr Hall “Taste of the Beauty of Korea,” a Korean calligraphy exhibition presented by the Korean Cultural Centre in collaboration with the Fine Arts Sector, including 30 paintings that show aspects of traditional Korean art. The history of Korean calligraphy, originally emerging from Chinese writings, reflects a unique artistic world. The traditional Korean Hangul alphabet has been recognised by UNESCO and included in its World Heritage List (closing 2 June).
Mashrabia 8 Champollion St, Downtown, Tel 02 2578 4494/Mob 010 0170 4554 “My Favourite Things,” an exhibition of paintings byHend Samir,Norhan Alaa and Marwa Saad. Samir expresses the folly and madness of everyday life, while Saad portrays magical hedgehogs as a metaphor for humans, and Alaa uses tiles and concrete to represent interactions between people and space (closing 30 June).
Messadi 32 Bahgat Ali St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1461 An exhibitionof paintings by Fadwa Ramadan andFathi Hassan (closing 5 June).
Misr 4A Ibn Zankai St, from Hassan Sabri, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 0604 “Affiche Plaisir,” a poster art exhibition by Adam Abd Elghaffar, bringing together the artist's biggest passions — cinema and art (closing 7 June).
Nagada Villa 13 Rifaa St, Dokki, Tel 012 0081 9999 An exhibition of fabulous batiks by Nagada Egypt (closing 16 June).
Nile Art Gallery 14 Al-Montazah St, Zamalek, Cairo, Tel 02 2736 6204 “Living Units: On Self, On the Other and On Other Stories” is an international touring group exhibition. The project aims to raise humanitarian values in the face of growing racism, fear of the other, stereotypes and prejudices. Curated by Lina Osama, the exhibition introduces artworks produced by nine international artists from Egypt, Austria, Romania and Serbia, including Beat Lehner, Eman Osama, lulia Morcov, Lina Osama, Markus Proschek, Mhanny Yaoud, Michael Heindl, Nenad Ignjatov and Osama Moneim (closing 14 June).
Picasso 30 Hassan Assem, off Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 7544 The gallery's annual group exhibition will showcase works by 31 late and present artists representing different generations and art schools, including, among others, Salah Taher, Ali Dessouki, Samir Al-Guindi, Wehad Samir and Said Al-Sadr (closing 30 June).
Picasso East Villa No 39, Al-Narges 3, 5th Settlement, 90 St, in front of the Lake View Compound, Tel 02 2678 1766/012 2000 0035 An exhibition of paintings by Abdel-Aal Hassan (closing 29 June).
Salama 36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel 02 3346 3242 “Art for All,” a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Abdel-Nasr Sheha, Omar Al-Nagdi, Mustafa Rahma, Fathi Afifi, Esmat Dawastashy, Mervat Refaat and Neven Al-Sisi (runs to the end of September).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall “Charm of Colours,” paintings by Gihan Fawzi (closing 8 June). Earth, Word Halls and the Garden “Ramadan Yagmaana” (We are Gathered in Ramadan), an exhibition featuring work by a broad spectrum of artists in celebration of the holy month of Ramadan (2 June-10 July).
The Shelter Art+Photography 3 Taha Hussein St, 1st floor of Al-Yamama Centre, Zamalek, Tel 02 2737 2589 Photographs from the gallery's private collection are on permanent show, as well as some images from previous exhibitions. UBUNTU 20 Hassan Sabry St, (entrance from Ibn Zinki St), Zamalek, Tel 0100 279 2223 “The Girls' Windows 2,” a group exhibition featuring the work of four artists: Somaya Abdallah, Aline Ashraf, Nehad Sayed and Noha Anafi (closing 20 June).
Zamalek Art Gallery 11 Brazil St, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 1240 Venue I “The Blue Room,” paintings by Amina Al-Demirdash (closing 12 June). Venue II “From Egyptian Land,” sculptures by Ayman Saadawy (closing 12 June).
