Festival of Traditional Crafts to be launched on Oct. 20

CAIRO - 9 September 2019: Organized by the Fine Arts Sector, the 12th edition of the Festival of Traditional Crafts will be held on October 20 - 24 in Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center.

The festival will include the production of artistic production centers in the central administration, namely: Art and Life Center, Dar al-Nisjiat al-Morsama, Heritage Research Center, as well as many government agencies and non-government organizations.

Head of the Central Department of Art Production Centers and General Supervisor of the Festival Salwa el Sherbini stated that the festival will carry the theme of traditional crafts and the development of Africa, in celebration of Egypt's presidency of the African Union this year.