Naguib Mahfouz Museum to open free-of-charge to the public starting Aug. 27

CAIRO – 23 August 2022: Egypt’s Minister of Culture Nevine el-Kilany decided to open the Naguib Mahfouz Museum free-of-charge to the public for a week starting from August 27 to September 3. Visiting hours will be from 9 am to 5 pm.

This decision came to celebrate the 16th passing anniversary of Egypt’s Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz.

The Cultural Development Fund Sector will hold a number of artistic and cultural events to celebrate this occasion, and the Artistic Creativity Center at the Opera Square will host its monthly Culture and Creativity Forum on August 28 at 6 p.m. titled “Days with Naguib Mahfouz”.

On August 31 at 6 pm, the El-Hanager Cinema Hall of the Opera House will screen a number of Naguib Mahfouz’s films in cooperation with the National Center for Cinema.

Naguib Mahfouz is the first Arab writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born on December 11, 1911, and passed away on August 30, 2006.