Essays

Edvard Munch, Menhat Helmy, and the art of printmaking

The 12-storey MUNCH Museum houses more than 28,000 works by Edvard Munch, including 18,000 of the artist's prints.

Jul 27 •

What we wish we could ask Menhat Helmy

Menhat Helmy passed away on this day—May 10—in 2004. Here are the questions her daughter and grandson wish they could have asked her before she departed…

May 10 •

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The Artist Who Captured a Bygone Cairo

Menhat Helmy sought to represent the capital's unseen majority in her works. As the city is rapidly gentrified, understanding the vanishing world she…

Nov 16, 2024 •

A Mother's Love

On Arab Mothers Day, I look back on Menhat Helmy's relationship with her daughters, Nihal and Sara, as well as her grandchildren.

Mar 21, 2024 •

Engraved on the Heart

Remembering Menhat Helmy, Egypt’s forgotten pioneer

Jul 28, 2023 •

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