Mukhtar Museum | |
Coordinates: | 30.0405°N 31.2229°W |
Established: | 1919 |
Location: | Cairo, Egypt |
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]