Mukhtar Museum

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Mukhtar Museum
Mukhtar Museum

Established	1919
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates	30°02′26″N 31°13′22″E / 30.0405°N 31.2229°E / 30.0405; 31.2229
Type	museum
Key holdings	Mahmoud Mokhtar works
Collections	Egyptian art

Mukhtar Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt, housing the sculptures of Mahmoud Mokhtar (May 10, 1891 – March 28, 1934).^[1] Mokhtar is considered to be significant as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture. His tomb is in the basement of the museum.^[2]

The museum building was designed by Ramses Wissa Wassef, and houses eighty-five bronze, stone, basalt, marble, granite and plaster works.

The museum has two floors with eight rooms of exhibits. One room is dedicated to Saad Zaghloul.^[3]

References

^ "On International Museum Day: ET reviews 5 of Egypt's cultural museums". Egypttoday.com. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum | Cairo, Egypt Attractions". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Exploring Cairo: Modernist Egyptian art at the Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum - News - Travel". English.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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