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6901 and the Aesthetics of Downtown: Where Celebration Meets Complication
A new concept store, described as “funky” and “experimental,” has opened in Downtown Cairo. The store, 6901, was founded by the creative mind behind Maison 69. What started as a dark, unused room occupied only by a neighborhood makwagy (an ironer) has been transformed into a hybrid venue selling Egyptian food, vinyls, and curated men’s and women’s wear. It draws from the visual noise, textures, and pace of Downtown, a neighborhood layered with history, informal…
By the third morning of my week-long vacation in Ain Sokhna, I realized I had forgotten what day it was.…
Inside a pristine glass box at the new Grand Egyptian Museum, King Tutankhamun’s golden mask sits motionless as a…
On the evening of 15 October, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization hosted a remarkable performance by the Compagnia Artemis…
