Mahinaz Elmessiry
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Collections & Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Collections designed from Egyptian heritage, and the exhibitions that have carried them to audiences in Egypt and abroad.

Designing, creating, and executing collections inspired from Egyptian heritage

  • 2015Siwa the legendary Oasis (classic collection)
  • 2016Siwa the legendary Oasis (modern collection)
  • 2017Nubia the Golden land (classic collection)
  • 2018Nubia the Golden land (modern collection)
  • 2019Farmers joy of colors (classic collection)
  • 2020Farmers joy of colors (modern collection)
  • 2022Ancient Egypt Nefertum (classical collection)Watch the film ↗
  • 2023Ancient Egypt Nefertum (modern collection)Watch the film ↗
  • 2024Farmers collection joy of colors

Exhibiting designed collections at special exhibits

  • 2016Siwian collection exhibition at the Egyptian cultural bureau in London
  • 2017Siwian collection exhibition at the Egyptian cultural bureau in Paris
  • 2018Nubian collection exhibition at the Egyptian cultural bureau in London
  • 2018Nubian collection exhibition at the Egyptian cultural bureau in Paris
  • 2018Nubian collection exhibition at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris
  • 2022Ancient Egyptian collection exhibition at the Egyptian academy of arts in Rome
  • 2022Ancient Egyptian collection exhibition at Ramses Wissa Wassef arts centerWatch the film ↗
  • 2022Ancient Egyptian collection exhibition hosted by the French embassy in CairoWatch the film ↗
  • 2023Ancient Egyptian collection exhibition in Frostburg – Maryland, Annapolis – Maryland, Egyptian Embassy – Washington DC, and San Jose – California
  • October 2024Ancient Egyptian collection in London, Egyptian Cultural BureauWatch the film ↗
  • November 2024Ancient Egyptian collection in the UNESCO office in Paris
  • November 2024Ancient Egyptian collection, Tokyo Egyptian Cultural Bureau
  • December 2024Ancient Egyptian collection at the United Nations office in Cairo
  • 2025Ancient Egyptian collection at the Grand Egyptian MuseumThe collection built on three symbols — the pomegranate, the chamomile flower and the scarab — exhibited at the Grand Egyptian Museum, which also carries the work in its shop.Watch the film ↗
  • January 2025La renaissance du patrimoine égyptien à travers le design moderne — Centre Culturel Égyptien, ParisA conference at the Cultural Bureau of the Embassy of Egypt in Paris, tracing inspirations from the heritage of Siwa, Nubia, Ancient Egypt and the Egyptian farmers into modern objects for the home.
  • 2024Modern Nefertum collection revealed at KMT HouseThe official reveal of the Modern Nefertum collection — furniture, lighting and textiles drawn from the blue lotus the collection is named for.Watch the film ↗

Cultural and literary work

  • October 2024The Rime of the Ancient Mariner — book relaunch, Diwan HeliopolisA panel discussion and exhibition marking the relaunch of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, translated with commentary by Dr. Abdelwahab El-Messiry and illustrated by the artist Rabab Nimr.