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The Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum is a museum in Giza,
Among the great artists works endowed by Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife are those of
Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum
Egypt State Information Service {{authority control Museums in Cairo Art museums and galleries in Egypt Biographical museums in Egypt Buildings and structures in Giza Palaces in Egypt Art museums established in 1962 1962 establishments in Egypt Former private collections Arab art scene
The Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum is a museum in Giza, Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
. It is located in a palace built in the early 20th century.
History
The museum was opened on 23 July 1962, and dedicated to the memory of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil Pasha and his wife Emiline Lock. In 1971 it was sectioned by thegovernment of Egypt
The politics of Egypt are based on republicanism, with a semi-presidential system of government. The current political system was established following the 2013 Egyptian military coup d'état, and the takeover of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. ...
; President Anwar El-Sadat
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...
used it for executive offices. The palace was returned to museum use in 1993.
Collection
Among the great artists works endowed by Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife are those of Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...
, Claude Monet
Oscar-Claude Monet (, , ; 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French painter and founder of impressionist painting who is seen as a key precursor to modernism, especially in his attempts to paint nature as he perceived it. Durin ...
, Auguste Renoir, Auguste Rodin and Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
. The Museum houses a fine collection of Impressionist paintings, mainly collected before 1928, which alone rivals most European National Collections.
Art thefts
Avan Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
painting known both as ''Poppy Flowers
''Poppy Flowers'' (also known as ''Vase And Flowers'' and ''Vase with Viscaria'') is a painting by Vincent van Gogh with an estimated value of US$50 million to $55 million; it was stolen from Cairo's Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum twice; first i ...
'', also known as ''Vase and Flowers'' and ''Vase with Viscaria'' was cut from its frame and stolen from the museum in August 2010. Several members of Egypt's Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
*Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania)
* Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
*Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
*Minister for the Arts (Australia)
*Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan)
* Ministry of ...
, including Deputy Minister of Culture Mohsen Shaalan, faced criminal charges as a result of the theft, with prosecutors arguing that they created or perpetuated the conditions that allowed the crime to occur. Previously, the painting had been stolen from the museum's temporary location in 1978, and recovered 10 years later in Kuwait. Nine paintings of the 19th-century Egyptian ruler Ibrahim Pasha were stolen in 2009, and were found 10 days later dumped outside.
See also
* List of palaces in EgyptReferences
External links
Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum
Egypt State Information Service {{authority control Museums in Cairo Art museums and galleries in Egypt Biographical museums in Egypt Buildings and structures in Giza Palaces in Egypt Art museums established in 1962 1962 establishments in Egypt Former private collections Arab art scene