Egypt’s ambassador to Spain visits the Hassan Fathy exhibition

The director of the Egyptian Institute of Islamic Studies and Cultural Attaché, Dr. Rasha Ismail, also took part in the visit. The exhibition “Hassan Fathy: Against the current” can be seen until May 16 in Madrid.

Last Monday, February 1, the Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt in Spain, Mr. Omar Ahmed Abdel Wahab Selim, and the Director of the Egyptian Institute of Islamic Studies and Cultural Attaché, Dr. Rasha Ismail, visited Casa Árabe to see the exhibition “Hassan Fathy: Against the current.”

The exhibition, curated by José Tono Martínez, is dedicated to the work of this important architect, an icon of Egyptian culture in the twentieth century and a promotor of sustainable architecture. It will remain open until May 16.

Photo outside Casa Árabe (from left to right and from bottom to top)
Pedro Martínez-Avial, General Manager of Casa Arabe
Omar Ahmed Abdel Wahab Selim, Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt in Spain
José Tono Martínez, the exhibition curator
Mohammed Al Gammal, the Embassy’s second-in-command
Almudena García Rodríguez, from the Egyptian Institute
Rasha Ismail, director of the Egyptian Institute
Nuria Medina, Casa Árabe’s Culture Coordinator

Photo inside Casa Árabe (from left to right):
Mohammed Al Gammal, the Embassy’s second-in-command
José Tono Martínez, the exhibition curator
Pedro Martínez-Avial, General Manager of Casa Arabe
Omar Ahmed Abdel Wahab Selim, Ambassador of the Republic of Egypt in Spain
Rasha Ismail, director of the Egyptian Institute
Nuria Medina, Casa Árabe’s Culture Coordinator