Latest in Culture Highlight
Latest in Culture
Child Museum prepares telescopes for observing great conjunction between Jupiter, Saturn
On 21 December, Jupiter and Saturn will meet in a great conjunction, the closest they could be seen in the sky together for nearly 800 years.
Cairo Opera commemorates Syrian-Egyptian composer Al-Atrash death anniversary
The National Arab Music Ensemble, led by Maestro Hazem Al-Qasabji, will perform the concert at the Grand Theater.
Gayer-Anderson Museum hosts art exhibition for children
The exhibition aims to help children express their creativity and imagination without any boundaries.
Hanan Motawie: Growing up in artistic family and creating her own legacy in TV show industry
‘I just finished shooting Cairo – Kabul series and it’s a promising experience,’ says actress Hanan Motawie
Egypt’s antiquities officials inspect Saqqara Necropolis, with new discovery expected in 2021
Hawass confirmed that this discovery, which will be announced early next year, will shed light on a mysterious part of the history of Saqqara
13th National Egyptian Theater Festival to kick off on 20 December
The festival announced honoring iconic Actor Mahmoud Yassin who passed away earlier this year.
Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art celebrates 45th anniversary
Celebrating its anniversary, the Museum held a temporary exhibition in coordination with the Egyptian American archaeological mission in El-Assasif Necropolis, located near Luxor. The exhibition will feature a newly discovered pyramidion in El-Assasif Necropolis.
Manasterly Palace hosts concert for Awtar Quartet
The concert’s programme included the performance of a collection of compositions by major Russian musicians.
Screen printing: Profession faces threat of extinction
Ezzat Tantawy is one of few Egyptians who still use silk screening technique
Egypt Prime Minister instructs for Museum of Civilization’s Board formation
The Prime Minister’s decision follows on a law issued this year to do so. The decision includes the formation of the Board of Directors, which will be headed by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
IDMC warns persons with disabilities can be most affected in disaster situations
The centre also asserted the need to have more disability-inclusive approaches to internal displacement.
Donytna Association: When fingertips see and create impressive handicrafts
Association helps visually impaired buck social stigmatisation to help them have independent, fully functional lives as good as their sighted counterparts
Egypt to launch caricature expo of Nobel Laureates Naguib Mahfouz, Gabriel Marquez
The exhibition featuring the two writing legends and Nobel Laureates aims to fulfil one of Mahfouz’s wishes to meet with the Colombian writer
Cairo, Alexandria Operas to celebrate Christmas with 3 concerts
Christmas concerts will present most famous songs accompanied by ballet shows
Egypt, South Korea discuss ways to enhance cultural cooperation
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Abdel Dayem praised the strength and durability of relations between Egypt and South Korea.
English dictionaries name ‘Pandemic’ as word of year
Pandemic dates to mid-1600s, used broadly for describing universal disease
People to share their ‘COVID-19 dreams’ at Museum of London
The lives of London’s inhabitants have changed “not just in the day-to-day” because of the pandemic, but also “in relation to how we sleep and dream”, the museum said.
State officials follow up on Museum of Egypt’s Capitals construction progress in NAC
The minister stressed the need to adhere to the schedule set in advance for the completion of work in preparation for the imminent opening of the museum.
Egypt’s Cultural Development Fund honours special needs people with ‘Golden Talents’
Awards were presented to the winners of the solo singing, solo playing, and group singing categories.
Egyptian actress Sherihan auctions iconic dress at Sotheby’s to raise donations for Beirut
Actress’s dress is now considered one of most expensive in Middle East
Journey from Japan to Egypt sees chef turned auto CEO bring joy of origami
By using advertising paper for figurines, he recycles high quality paper into origami sculptures
Egypt to open its first Contemporary Art Museum
The new Museum will showcase paintings and statues by academic staff from different Egyptian universities. The Arts and Culture Complex was recently inaugurated by President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi.
Art D’Égypte organises two exhibitions in Downtown Cairo
Art platform is keen to add contemporary artistic touch to Egypt’s heritage areas, says founder Nadine Abdel Ghaffar
Community Arts Festival launches under slogan ‘Art for Development’
It was launched in collaboration with the Zad Art Team, with the support of the European Union (EU) and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
Culture Ministry celebrates winners of Ratiba El-Hefny Arab Music Competition
The competition aims to shed light on young musical talent in Egypt, including people with special needs.
Abdeen Palace hosts 1st Umm Kulthum hologram concert
Reservations remain open until 22 November due to anticipated high turnout at concert
Egypt seeks to improve living standards of children: Human Rights Committee
Health care programmes examine 11.5 million students in 22,000 schools
Egypt celebrates 118th anniversary of Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
Khaled Al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and ambassadors from the United States, Saudi Arabia, and China, as well as representative of the Indian Embassy were present in the event.
Google Doodle celebrates iconic actor Ahmed Zaki’s 71st birth anniversary
Zaki was one of the first dark-skinned actors to play leading roles in Egyptian films, paving the way for similar actors to enter the Arab film industry.
Egypt to launch 5th annual children’s literature conference on 18-19 November
“Children’s Literature and Egypt’s Vision 2030” conference is organised by Children’s Literature Documentation and Research Center at Dar El-Kotb.