Video: Enjoy a tour inside Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

CAIRO – 15 June 2021: The Museum of Modern Egyptian Art at the Egyptian Opera House has reopened after years of closure.

The museum was opened in November in the presence of  Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem, a number of leaders of the Ministry of Culture, and some plastic artists.

The museum’s development work included the modernization of the security and monitoring systems, as well as developing the manual and electronic characterization and documentation. This is addition to maintaining the electrical systems, and updating the museum’s display scenario.

The Museum of Modern Egyptian Art consists of 10 halls spread over three floors, in addition to an open-air display at the front of the museum allocated for large-scale sculpture works.

The museum also includes thousands of pieces of art representing various artistic currents since the early 20th century until now. Some of these works were loaned to be displayed in other museums or in public places inside and outside Egypt.

The current building of the museum was erected in 1936 and was called the Grand Palace. Then it was developed and equipped to meet the needs of the museum, to be the permanent headquarters of the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, which was officially opened in late October 1991.