Art Cairo 2025 Announces Galleries, Theme, and Programming at Grand Egyptian Museum
The sixth edition of Art Cairo is scheduled to occur from February 8 to 11, 2025, at the Grand Egyptian Museum, preceded by a VIP Preview on February 7. The event's theme is 'Peace to All Nations.' Founder Mohamed Younis is dedicated to promoting cultural dialogue and safeguarding MENA heritage. Participating galleries encompass Le Lab, Misr, Nadine Fayad Art Gallery, Gallery One, Fann À Porter, Wadi Finan Art Gallery, Salam Art Gallery, along with European galleries Art du Temps and SANAA. Notable artists, including Khaled Hafez and Nizar Sabour, will showcase a solo exhibition titled 'Egyptian Sarcophagi.' An exhibition from the Egyptian Museum of Modern Art will feature Inji Aflatoun and Gazbia Sirry, while the Guest of Honour showcase will pay tribute to Samir Rafi. VIP activities will include private gallery tours and studio visits, and Art Cairo is committed to supporting youth initiatives.
Key facts
- Art Cairo 2025 takes place 8–11 February 2025 at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
- VIP Preview is on 7 February 2025.
- Theme: 'Peace to All Nations'.
- Founder and Managing Director is Mohamed Younis.
- Over 20 galleries from 10 countries participate, including first-time European galleries Art du Temps (France) and SANAA (Netherlands).
- Nizar Sabour presents 'Egyptian Sarcophagi' series honoring Umm Kulthum, Tawfiq Al-Hakim, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Farouk Hosny, and Fairuz.
- Guest of Honour exhibition features Samir Rafi (1926–2004) with works 'Femme à la Fleur' (1952) and 'Momie Ressuscitée' (1959).
- Hiwar programme includes Christie’s Valérie Didier-Hess and Dr. Hussam Rashwan discussing catalogues raisonnés.
- VIP programme includes studio visits with Islam Zaher and Khaled Zaki, and tours of Zamalek.
- Art Cairo supports Creativity Workshops and the 11th Hayah Annual Art Competition involving 70 schools.
Entities
Artists
- Khaled Hafez
- Serwan Baran
- Raouf Rifai
- Ibrahim Jawabreh
- Mohammed Hawajri
- Zaid Shawwa
- Saoud Mardam Bey
- Salam Omar
- Nizar Sabour
- Umm Kulthum
- Tawfiq Al-Hakim
- Mohammed Abdel Wahab
- Farouk Hosny
- Fairuz
- Inji Aflatoun
- Gazbia Sirry
- Tania Halim
- Samir Rafi
- Islam Zaher
- Khaled Zaki
- Valérie Didier-Hess
- Dr. Hussam Rashwan
- Mahmoud Said
- Abdel Hadi El-Gazzar
- Mohamed Younis
- Nizar Sabbour
- Bassam Kyrillos
- Raafat Ballan
- Reem Masri
- Tagreed Darghouth
- Ghada Kunash
- Mohamed Talaat
- Mahmoud Darwish
- Guirguis Lotfi
Institutions
- Art Cairo
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Egyptian Ministry of Culture
- Egyptian Museum of Modern Art
- Le Lab
- Misr
- Nadine Fayad Art Gallery
- Gallery One
- Fann À Porter
- Wadi Finan Art Gallery
- Salam Art Gallery
- Art du Temps
- SANAA
- Kaf Gallery
- Christie's Middle East
- Hayah Annual Art Competition
- Dar Al-Anda Art Gallery
- Orfali Art Gallery
- Folk Art Space
- Arame Art Gallery
- Maya Art Space
- Zaat
- Azad Gallery
- Villa Azad
- ArtTalks
- Mashrabia Gallery
- Gallery Misr
- Fayoum Art Center
- Motion Art Gallery
- Al Mashrabia Gallery
- Canvas
Locations
- Cairo
- Egypt
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- France
- Lebanon
- Ramallah
- Palestine
- UAE
- Dubai
- Al Bureij Refugee Camp
- Gaza
- Jordan
- Iraq
- Netherlands
- Beirut
- Fayoum
- Zamalek
- Sudan
- Paris
- United Arab Emirates
- West Bank
- MENA region
- Morocco
- Tunisia
- Algeria
- Turkey
- Senegal
- Nigeria