Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Palace

Sources

The sourced interiors and collection guide below supplements this inherited catalogue entry.

Visitor Information

The official Fine Arts Sector museum page is linked below. Current opening hours and admission arrangements remain unverified; the historical catalogue is not used to confirm present access.

People Associated with This Palace

• Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Pasha — Pasha / collector / residence owner
• Emilienne Hector Luce — Collector / residence owner

Interiors and collections

A collector’s residence turned museum

The Fine Arts Sector catalogue describes the Nile-facing residence in Giza as a French-style building dating to around 1915. Its conversion into a museum fulfilled the wishes of Mahmoud Khalil and his wife. The collection gives the house its particular identity: paintings and sculpture share the setting with decorative objects and textiles.

Ceramics, lacquer and tapestry

The official catalogue records ceramics and porcelain from France, Turkey, Iran and China, together with Chinese objects incorporating semi-precious stones. Japanese lacquer boxes and small objects carry decoration drawn from nature. A large Gobelin tapestry forms another part of the collection. These materials broaden the story beyond the European paintings for which the museum is known.

Collection history and the present display

The catalogue recounts the transfer of furnishings and artworks to Prince Amr Ibrahim’s palace, followed by their return and restoration work before the 1995 reopening. This is a historical collection guide, not a current room-by-room checklist. Its older prices and collection totals are not used here as current visitor information or dated annual statistics.

Related owners: Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Pasha, Emilienne Hector Luce.

Official sources

• Fine Arts Sector: official museum catalogue, pages 6–7 (historical reference)
• Fine Arts Sector: Mr. and Mrs. Mahmoud Khalil Museum

Sources checked 10 October 2026.