Egypt to host world's largest painted mural in 2025 with wide Japanese participation
CAIRO - 16 April 2025: Egypt is set to host the events for the world's largest painted canvas in 2025, a significant artistic and cultural project organized by the "Identity of the Earth" Association, a non-profit civil society organization in Japan. The event is under the patronage of the Japanese Embassy in Cairo and the Egyptian Embassy in Tokyo, with participation from the Japan Foundation, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Egyptian-Japanese Schools Unit.
Dr. Gad El-Kady, head of the Egyptian working team overseeing the competition and former Egyptian Cultural Attaché in Japan, stated in a press release to the Middle East News Agency today, Wednesday, that students from Egyptian-Japanese schools are participating in this artistic event. They will be painting canvases measuring 5x5 meters each, which will later be collected and displayed within a unified framework to create the world's largest artwork.
He added that a unified title for the canvas will be chosen to reflect Egyptian civilization, the shared culture between Egypt and Japan, and address global challenges such as climate change and water scarcity. The organizing bodies also plan to hold the events in distinguished heritage and cultural sites across Egypt.
Dr. El-Kady explained that the events will commence tomorrow, Thursday, with a launch ceremony held at an Egyptian-Japanese school in 6th of October City. The ceremony will be attended by representatives of the sponsoring entities from both the Egyptian and Japanese sides and will include an artistic performance by the Egyptian-French opera singer Farah El Dibany.
Following the launch ceremony, the organizing team for the competition will head to the cities of Luxor and Aswan to prepare for the official events of the competition, which are scheduled to take place in December 2025.
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