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Mahmoud Mukhtar

Mahmoud Mokhtar is one of the most famous sculptor in the world. He influenced in contemporary Egypt Art.
The sculptor was born in Nesha, is a small village in Delta. He graduated from School of Fine Arts, then he travelled to Paris to study art.

His famous works

-Nahdit Misr "Egypt's Renaissance"
-Two monumental statues of Saad Zaghlol (one in Alexandria and the other in Cairo)

About his Museum

Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum is one of the artistic museums group in Egypt. The museum shows artistic works of sculptor Mahmoud Mukhtar (1891-1934) who is the best sculptor in Egypt history. He sculpted several nationalistic monuments which have a great famous in the world.

The best example is ? Egypt?s Nahda ? ,which rises majestically in front of Cairo University and his statue of nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul, which overlooks the square of al- Raml Station in Alexandria.

Mukhtar?s fame rests on the fact that he successfully devoted his artistic talent to create a hybrid between ancient Egyptian heritage and Europe?s.

Venue

Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum located near to the Nile in Cairo. It is also opened next to Cairo Sporting Club (in front of Cairo Opera House), and faces Planetarium, the Museum of Egyptian Civilization.


Museum Sections

Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum consists of two storeys. The Museum shows the greatest sculptures of Mahmoud Mukhtar such as Sadness statue, Alkhmasin, Saad Zaghluol Statue, Saad Zaghluol head, Egypt?s Nahda, To the River, Return from the River, Monagah, Cataract daughter, To Beloved, Secrets Keeper, Beloved Murmuring
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