Alexandria
The Mahmoud Said Museum is the family villa of Mahmoud Said (1897–1964), the Alexandrian painter who was one of the founders of modern Egyptian art. It opened…
The Mahmoud Said Museum is the family villa of Mahmoud Said (1897–1964), the Alexandrian painter who was one of the founders of modern Egyptian art. It opened as a museum in 2000. The ground floor shows his paintings and belongings, the upper floor is given to the brothers Adham and Seif Wanly, two other painters of the city, and the basement holds a collection of modern Egyptian art. The villa stands in the San Stefano area of the Raml district.