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Sphinx Festival

1 - 5 Dec 2009 (annual)

Held at the Pyramids at Giza, Cairo's Sphinx Festival is a gathering of artists, scholars and Egyptologists. It celebrates the fusion of art and science with dance shows, music performances…

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Cairo International Book Fair

21 Jan - 2 Feb 2010 (annual)

The Cairo International Book Fair at Cairo Fair Grounds is one of the leading cultural activities in the Middle East, attracting over 3000 exhibitors and three million international visitors.…

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Cairo International Film Festival for Children

Mar 2010 (annual)

The Cairo International Film Festival for Children sustains and encourages artistically appreciated films which address youth issues. The festival screens in competition and out of competition…

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Music performance at Cairo's Spring Festival. Courtesy of Al Mawred Al Thaqafy

Spring Festival

May 2010 (annual)

The Spring Festival is a major multi-disciplinary art event running simultaneously in Beirut and Cairo. Through music, dance, writing and photography, the festival challenges international…

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Oscar Video Clip Festival

Jul 2010 (annual)

Organised by the Egyptian Association For Art of Cinema, the Oscar Video Clip Festival is an international event and competition held at the Pyramids at Giza. It's open to all video makers…

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Experimental Theatre Festival

Oct 2010 (annual)

The Experimental Theatre Festival features new theatre troupes taking over the Cairo Opera House. Aside from plenty of productions for a keen audience, it offers an opportunity for Egypt-based…

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Cairo International Film Festival

Nov 2010 (annual)

The Cairo International Film Festival has been going strong since its inception in 1976. Along with regular competitions, tributes and controversial films, it features seminars addressing…

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Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Courtesy of Egyptian Tourist Authority, © Gardel

Egyptian Museum

Daily

Boy king Tutankhamun's gold and lapis-lazuli burial-mask and coffin are highlights of the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo. With over 120,000 antiquities, covering centuries of ancient…

Gezira Art Center

Daily

In Cairo's Zamalek area, the Gezira Art Center houses a museum, five galleries, cinema, lecture theatre and an open-air theatre. More than 10,000 artworks represent the development of the…

Islamic Ceramic Museum

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Housed in the Gezira Art Center complex, Cairo's Islamic Ceramic Museum exhibits around 300 objects dating from the 10th to the 19th centuries. The impressive Islamic architecture of the venue…

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Museum of Islamic Art

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Cairo's Museum of Islamic Art has a rich collection of antiquities from the 7th century AD through to the end of the Ottoman period (1849). Ceramics, glass, manuscripts and textiles represent…

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Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt. Courtesy of Townhouse Gallery

Townhouse Gallery

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Cairo's Townhouse Gallery promotes contemporary Arab arts both within the region and internationally through several exhibits. The three-floor building also stages weekly film screenings…


Highlights

Spring Festival

Cairo

May 2010 (annual)

Sphinx Festival

Pyramids at Giza

1 - 5 Dec 2009 (annual)

Cairo International Book Fair

Cairo Fair Grounds

21 Jan - 2 Feb 2010 (annual)