THE KEY opened on the banks of the Nile at the Nile Art Gallery (the former studio of the famed film director Shadi Abdel Salam) with over 500 people in attendance by numerous art world, business, religious, diplomatic and governmental guests. Special guests included Egypt's former Minister of Culture, Dr. Farouk Hosny, Mrs. Azza Fahmy (the most celebrated jewelry designer in the Middle East), renowned Egyptian diplomat His Excellency Mustafa El Fiqi and General Mohamed Amin, Head of Egyptian Army's Financial Affairs.

During the course of the exhibition, which ran through April 12, numerous Egyptian students attended, learning about the importance of embracing diversity regardless of religious or cultural differences. SODIC is the Founding Sponsor of THE KEY and it was co-curated by Dr. Reda Abdel Rahman.