Events in the Maq’ad of Sultan Qaitbey  cultural hub

‘Sultan’s Fair’

21 October 2016

The Sultan’s Fair on 21 October 2016 marked the opening of the art installations by the Italian artist Paolo Peroni in the Maq‘ad of Sultan Qaitbey. They were the result of the artist’s residency in Egypt that was sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo. The Director of the Institut e Dr Paolo Sabbatini officially opened the exhibition, while traditional craftsmen displayed and sold their products in the square in front of the building.