Mukhtar Museum
 Mukhtar Museum | |
| Established | 1919 |
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| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 30°02′26″N 31°13′22″E / 30.0405°N 31.2229°E |
| 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). Mokhtar is considered to be significant as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture.
The museum building was designed by Ramses Wissa Wassef, and houses eighty-five bronze, stone, basalt, marble, granite and plaster works.
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