Numerous cultural, artistic events to be held on Jan. 16

CAIRO - 16 January 2020: Many cultural and artistic events will be held in various centers on Jan. 16.

The Italian Cultural Institute's theater hosts the 2010 movie "Marriages and Other Disasters" (Matrimoni e altri Disastri) at 7 p.m.

Clegg Gallery of Art is organizing the eighth exhibition of male and female artists in the studio of painting, pastel and coal at 7p.m. The exhibition is held under the title "Forum of Friends of the Eighth Studio". The exhibition runs daily from 10 a.m.until 6 p.m.

Additionally, the Supreme Council of Culture will conclude the fifth Cairo International Forum for Arabic Poetry, which takes place over four consecutive days from January 13 to January 16, with the participation of more than 100 poets and critics from 15 countries.

The closing ceremony will be held on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Cairo Opera House's Hanager Center for Art to announce the winner of the forum’s fifth edition. It is worth noting that Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem raised the award to LE 200,000 rather than LE 100,000.

Moreover, film screenings of the Arab School of Film and Television will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Hanager Cinema.

Also, a concert by Yasser Anwar and his band will take place at Prince Bashtak Palace at 7:30 p.m.

The National Center for Child Culture also organized a seminar titled "The Art of Traditional Puppets, Future Visions" to be held at 5 p.m.