Founded in 2006 by the Egyptian renowned artist Mohamed Abla, The Fayoum Art Center is considered as one of the artistic pioneering organizations in Fayoum Governorate. The center is located by Lake Qarun in Tunis Village which is one and a half hour away from Cairo. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains, sand dunes and palm trees, close to the Wadi El Rayan Waterfalls and the Wadi El Hitan (The Whales Valley)