Curatorial Ethos
The gallery focuses on bridging Egypt's golden era of Modernism with its most promising and established contemporary talents. Its programme highlights diverse expressions ranging from classical painting and sculpture to art brut and abstract meditation, positioning itself as a key platform for Egyptian artistic heritage and current innovation.
Safarkhan Art Gallery is a private commercial gallery located at 6 Brazil Street in Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt. Established as the 'Original Home of Modern Egyptian Art,' it operates with opening hours from Monday to Saturday and maintains an active exhibition schedule featuring both contemporary and historical works. The gallery serves collectors through its physical space in Cairo as well as digital platforms including Artsy and its own website.
Why this gallery matters
Exhibo editorial
6 Brazil Street, Zamalek: a split-level room of carved wood and antique furniture that feels closer to a collector's apartment than a white cube. Safarkhan opened in 1968 selling Islamic objects. In 1989 Sherwet Shafei — who had spent the 1960s presenting art on Egyptian television — joined the founder Roxanne Petridis and turned it toward modern Egyptian painting. It became the address for the pioneers, and for everything that comes with handling them: valuations, authentications, relationships with the international auction houses. Now her daughter Mona Said runs the contemporary side, which is why a summer collective like Anthology can hang a modern master and a living painter such as Karim Abd Elmalak on the same wall. Most Cairo galleries sell the present. Safarkhan also keeps the record.
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Address
6 Brazil Street, Zamalek, Cairo
Opening hours
- Monday
- 11:00 – 20:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 20:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 20:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 20:00
- Friday
- 13:00 – 20:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 20:00
- Sunday
- Closed
Closed on Sundays. Free entry.
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Represented and guest artists exhibiting with the gallery.