Demolition in Cairo Threatens Art Center and Heritage Sites

Egyptian government officials have ordered the close of the contemporary art center Darb 1718 in Cairo, the Art Newspaper reported on Thursday. The center is being demolished for the construction of a new major road.The head of the center’s local district and the deputy governor reportedly showed up at Darb 1718 and told staff to leave the building in 30 minutes. “When we asked for an official notification, they could not provide us with anything,” Darb 1718 founder Moataz Nasr