Culture

July 4, 2012

The ‘Lost Gods’ exhibit promises historical insight, but ultimately disappoints

Visitors to the “Lost Gods” exhibition, currently showing at Darb 1718, are asked to dig through leather baskets of coarse…

July 3, 2012

In his 1970 Nobel lecture, Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn described art and literature as “the only substitute for what we…

July 1, 2012

The Supreme Council of Culture convened on Saturday to vote on winners of the annual State Cultural Awards.

July 1, 2012

Upon entering the Arthropologie gallery in Zamalek, visitors are met by a SpongeBob character that leads them into the “Noodle…

June 29, 2012

Musical comedy can be a double-edged sword, albeit one with a somewhat blunted blade. Writing a good song is no…

June 28, 2012

ISMAILIA — Among the featured programs at the 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films was one…

June 27, 2012

When Ibrahim al-Dessouky, a professor of painting at Helwan University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, wanted to teach his class…

June 26, 2012

ISMAILIA – The 15th Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentary and Short Films opened on Saturday with “The Road to…

June 25, 2012

The General Authority of Culture Palaces, headed by Poet Saad Abdel Rahman, will issue a popular edition of deceased Geographer…

June 24, 2012

"Zahra’s Paradise," a graphic novel released last September, was inspired by the energy and hope of the 2009 Iranian…