Crafts Re-Imagined

Crafts Re-Imagined is a group exhibition organised by Art D'Égypte at Beit El Sehemy, a seventeenth-century house on Darb al-Asfar in Historic Cairo. It runs from 23 October to 8 November 2026.

The organiser describes the show as a contemporary art exhibition that "brings artists and designers into direct collaboration with Egypt's master craftsmen". It pairs artist and artisan across woodwork and stone carving, glassblowing, traditional weaving and tapestry, and Khayamiya, or tentmaker appliqué. Newly co-created works made for this edition are shown alongside work by craftsmen and international artists whose practices draw on Egyptian civilisation. CairoScene reports that the materials include glass, copper, mother of pearl, mashrabeya and khayamiya.

Art D'Égypte calls this the inaugural edition of Crafts Re-Imagined. It builds on Re-Imagined Narratives (2019), which placed installations along Al-Muizz Street. The organiser describes the new show as "an attempt to open new markets for artisans, strengthen the local creative economy, and place craftsmanship at the center of cultural production."

The house was built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy on Darb al-Asfar. It was restored in 1996 and is today a museum.