I. Exhibition Materials

Scope and Contents

Series I includes exhibition materials related to Menhat Helmy's exhibitions, as well as ephemera from other artists she collected. It also includes guest books from 1942 and 1978-79, lists of artworks, and price lists. The series also contains papers relating to her participation in the Gamal Abdelnasser exhibition of 1972, the Venice Biennale of 1980, the India Triennale of 1982, and a 2005 posthumous exhibition.

I.A. Menhat Helmy's Solo Exhibitions

1. Untitled, Cairo, 1966

2. "Exhibition of Etchings by Menhat Helmy," London, 1978

3. "Exhibition of Etchings by Menhat Helmy," Cairo, 1979

4. "Menhat Allah Helmy Creative Career," Cairo, 2005

I.B. Group Exhibitions Featuring Menhat Helmy

1. "XXXII Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1956

2. "XXXV Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1959

3. "XXXVI Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1960

4. "[Eighth Spring Exhibition]," Cairo, 1960

5. "XXXVII Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1961

6. "41eme Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1965

7. "[Annual General Exhibition of Plastic Arts]," Cairo, 1970

8. "[Group of Contemporary Egyptian Graphic Art Exhibition]," Cairo, 1971

9. "[The Third Annual Exhibition of Plastic Arts]," Cairo, 1971

10. "[The Fourth Annual Exhibition of Plastic Arts]," Cairo, 1972

11. "[Graphic Art, Salon du Caire 50th Anniversary]," Cairo, 1972

12. "[The 23rd Annual Exhibition of Plastic Arts]," Cairo, 1972

13. "Gamal Abdelnasser Exhibition," Cairo, 1972

14. "49eme Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1973

15. "11 Biennial of Graphic Art," Ljubljana, 1975

16. "4 International Exhibition of Graphic Art," Frechen, 1976

17. "The 10th International Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo," Tokyo, 1977

18. "12 International Exhibition of Graphic Art," Ljubljana, 1977

19. "4 International Print Biennale," Fredrikstad, 1978

20. "13 International Exhibition of Graphic Art," Ljubljana, 1979

21. "Third World Biennale of Graphic Art," London, 1980

22. "5 International Print Biennale," Fredrikstad, 1980

23. "51eme Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1980

24. "14 International Biennial of Graphic Art," Ljubljana, 1981

25. "52eme Salon du Caire," Cairo, circa 1981-1982

26. "Contemporary Arab Graphics," London, 1982

27. "6 International Print Biennale," Fredrikstad, 1982

28. "53eme Salon du Caire," Cairo, 1983

29. "[Society of Contemporary Graphic Art]," Cairo, 1983

30. "Contemporary Arab Graphics and Works on Paper," London, 1983

31. "7 International Print Biennale," Fredrikstad, 1984

32. "16 International Biennial of Graphic Art," Ljubljana, 1985

33. "Graphics," Cairo, 1985

34. "17 International Biennial of Graphic Art," Ljubljana, 1987

35. "[18th General Exhibition for Fine Arts]," Cairo, 1988

36. "[50th Jubilee of the Art Education Department Helwan University]," Cairo, 1988

37. "Second Egyptian International Print Triennale," Cairo, 1996

38. Exhibition Invitation for Artists Born 1903-1935, Abaad Art Gallery, 2005

39. "[Art and Generosity]," Cairo, 2007

40. "Taking Shape Abstraction from the Arab World 1950s-1980s," New York, 2020

41. "Exhibition of Prints by Maria McLafferty and Menhat Helmy," Birmingham, Undated

I.C. Exhibitions Featuring Other Artists

1. "Salah Taher in London," London, 1977

2. "Gazbia," Cairo, 1979

3. "Hachmi Azza," Solingen-Ohligs, 1980

4. "Emirates' Artists at the International Art Exhibition India," New Delhi, 1982

5. "Fifth India Triennale," New Delhi, 1982

6. "Iraq," New Delhi, 1982

7. "Contemporary Arab Art," London, 1985

8. "Marwan El Dewey," Cairo, 1985

9. Invitation by the Minister of Culture to attend the public ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Cairo Opera House, Cairo, 1985

10. "Conservation Today," Cairo, 1993

11. "Adam Henein," Cairo, 2006

I.D. Lists of Artworks

I.E. Guest Books