
Although the ancient Egyptian sculptor displayed his craftsmanship and skills in thousands of monumental works, certain historical and cultural changes frustrated efforts sought by their descendants to continue the ancestors’ creativity. However, the atmosphere changed favourably upon the outbreak of the dawn of modern renaissance in Egypt. Inspired by great sculptor Mahmoud Mukhtar and his monumental sculpture Egypt’s Nahda (renaissance), which symbolized the nation’s dream, a generation of artists stepped forward to create monumental sculptures. Nonetheless, sprawling urban communities, which minimized green areas forced the replacement of large-size sculptures with dwarfed ones to correspond with narrow art galleries. Within a bid to reconcile art and nature on the one hand and on the other hand enhance the viewer’s interaction, the outdoor Museum of Art and Garden was proposed at the park of the Gezira Art Centre. The site is carefully prepared to produce a coherent dialogue of sculptures on display, their bases and the entire environment. The museum’s exhibits include works by great Egyptian and foreign sculptors such as Gamal al-Segeny, Mohammed Taha Hussein, Omar al-Nagdy, Saleh Reda, Ahmed Abdel-Wahab, Mohie-Eddin Hussein, Owny Heikal, Mostafa al-Razaz, Mahmoud Shukry, Ahmed al-Setohy, al-Sayed Abdu-Selim, Abdu Ramzy, Tarek al-Komy, Sebastian, et al.