Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum

The palace of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife was built in 1915. Its eastern side overlooks the Nile and features the French art style of Arnoveau, which manifests itself in the metal and glass work at the entrance of the palace.The ground, first and second floors of the palace are used as the museum's gallery; the basement houses the administrative offices, the Library, the Information Centre and a big lecture theatre. The museum's assets include masterpieces of great artists, The great artists represented among the assets of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife Museum include Paul Gauguin, Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, John Jongkind and Charles Francois Daubigny. The museum's assets also include masterpieces of oriental artists such as Eugene Fromentin. The museum also exhibits priceless collection of vases made in France, China, Japan and Iran, and a big collection of elaborately-made miniature works of art by Chinese artists.