Muhammad Mahmoud Khalil Museum is located in Doqqui, near Cairo Sheraton Hotel. Built in 1915 in the French style, the museum was once a palace that belonged to Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil, a statesman, a cabinet minister and a Speaker of the Senate.
The palace was the residence of Mohammed Khalil’s family and the seat of his invaluable art collection until 1960. In accordance with the will drawn up by the wife of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil, the palace was inaugurated as a museum on 23rd July 1962 bearing the name of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife Emiline Lock. The ground, first and second floors of the palace all are used as the museum’s gallery. The basement houses the administrative offices, the Library, the Information Centre and a big lecture theatre. Among the museum's exhibits ...
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