Museum of Modern Egyptian Art
The Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, is Cairo, Egypt's main modern art museum holding collections of early 20th Century contemporary art pioneers, including Mahmoud Said, Ragheb Ayad, Gazbeya Sirry, Abdel Hadi Al-Gazzar, among others.[1][2] It was inaugurated in 1927 and is part of the National Cultural Centre in the former fair grounds of Zamalek.[1]
متحف الفن المصرى الحديث | |
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| Established | 1927 |
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| Location | Cairo, Egypt. |
| Type | art museum |
| Collections | The museum holds paintings and sculptures that show the development of the Egyptian art movement from the early 20th century pioneers through contemporary artists' works. |
| Collection size | 13,000 |
| Owner | Ministry of Culture |
Collections
The museum holds more than 13,000 paintings and sculptures that show the development of the Egyptian art movement from the early 20th century pioneers through contemporary artists' works.[1] There is are permanent and temporary exhibits of works by renowned Egyptian artists, such as:[1][3]
- Mahmoud Sa'id
- Ragheb Ayad
- Mohammed Naghi
- Gazbia Sirry
- Inji Eflatoun
- Tahia Halim
- Abdel Hadi Al-Gazzar
- Ahmed Morsi
- Ibrahim Mohammed Khalil
- Georges Al-Sabbagh
- George Bahgoury
- Salah Abdel-Karim
- Adam Henein
- Abdel-Badie Abdel-Hay
- Mahmoud Moussa
- Hamed Abdallah
See also
- El Sawy Culture Wheel
- Museum of Islamic Ceramics
- Index: Egyptian artists
- Note:
- The similarly named but separate modern art institution, the Museum of Modern Art in Egypt, is in Port Said, Egypt, near the confluence of the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean.
References
- "Uncovering the gems of recently-opened Museum of Modern Egyptian Art - Visual Art - Arts & Culture". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "متحف الفن المصري الحديث". www.moc.gov.eg. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- "The Egyptian Museum of Modern Arts: The story behind its partial closure - Visual Art - Arts & Culture".
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