"The Alexandria Biennial for Mediterranean countries is one of the leading art events in the world. In the beginning, it was visioned to make each of its editions travel in a different Mediterranean country until it was finally settled to always organize it in the city of Alexandria for its historical heritage as the old capital of Egypt in ancient times.

The first edition of Alexandria Biennial was inaugurated in the 26th of July, 1955 by the name of "The First Biennial for the Arts of Mediterranean Countries"and it was held in the Alexandria Museum of Fine Arts where the Biennial is still based till nowadays. The aim of the Alexandria Biennial is to fortify the cultural and artistic dialog not only between Egypt and its neighboring Mediterranean countries but to extend it all over the world as well. This year, the Alexandria Biennial celebrates its 25th edition that aims to be a panoramic view of the latest in artistic creativity coming from our region"