Updated Saturday 26 September
Art in North Africa
Galleries, museums, exhibitions and artists across 5 countries, with the most in Cairo, Marrakech and Casablanca. What is on now, what opens next, and what closes this week, with addresses and opening hours kept current.
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Opens Tuesday 29 SeptemberThis week
Openings and last days, Saturday 26 September to Friday 2 October
Sun
27
Nothing listed
Mon
28
Nothing listed
Thu
1
Nothing listed
Fri
2
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On view now
10 exhibitions in North Africa
Until 15 NovemberSolo exhibition
Subsurface
Selma Feriani Gallery, Tunis
Museum, until 29 November
In the Blink of an Eye (Le temps d'un battement de cil)
MACAAL, Marrakech
Group, until 18 October
Hamasāt al-Fajr
Loft Art Gallery, Casablanca
Group, open-ended
Bidoun Unwan
Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Marrakech
Solo, until 25 October
Human being-Being human
Blue Wind Project, Sidi Bou Saïd
Last chance
The next exhibitions to close
Cities
Where to see art, city by city
Cairo
Egypt4 venues, 2 shows on view
Marrakech
Morocco3 venues, 2 shows on view
Casablanca
Morocco2 venues, 1 show on view
Tunis
Tunisia2 venues, 2 shows on view
All galleries and museums
Marrakech, Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco
Tunis, Tunisia
Algiers, Algeria
Rabat, Morocco
Sidi Bou Saïd, Tunisia
North African artists
29 profiles with biography, CV and exhibitions
Ahmed Cherkaoui
Morocco
Chaïbia Talal
Morocco
Daoud Aoulad-Syad
Morocco
Farid Belkahia
Morocco
Fatma Charfi
Tunisia
Fredj Moussa
Tunisia
Morocco (17)
Ahmed Cherkaoui, Chaïbia Talal, Daoud Aoulad-Syad, Farid Belkahia, Hassan El Glaoui, Hassan Hajjaj, Jilali Gharbaoui, Khalil Nemmaoui, Larbi Cherkaoui, Mohamed Arejdal, Mohamed Chabâa, Mohamed Hamidi, Mohamed Melehi, Mounir Ayache, Mous Lamrabat, Safaa Erruas, Simohammed Fettaka
Egypt (7)
Heba Y. Amin, Hussein Bicar, Ibrahim El Dessouki, Ihab Shaker, Lara Baladi, Nada Elkalaawy, Sam Shendi
Tunisia (2)
Algeria (2)
Sudan (1)
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Questions
Where can I see art in North Africa?
artmena lists 10 galleries and 4 museums, foundations and art centres in North Africa, in Cairo, Marrakech, Casablanca and Tunis, with their addresses, opening hours and current exhibitions.
What art exhibitions are on in North Africa now?
10 exhibitions are on view now, including Sam Shendi, Subsurface and Le rose emplit l'atmosphère. 3 more open in the next 30 days.
Who are some North African artists to know?
artmena profiles 29 artists from North Africa, among them Ahmed Cherkaoui, Chaïbia Talal, Daoud Aoulad-Syad and Farid Belkahia, each with a biography, CV and exhibitions.