The Cairo Opera House was inaugurated on October 10th, 1988, following a void, which lasted 17 Years since the burning down of Cairo’s first and World famous Opera House in 1971. It stands on the Gezira Island surrounded by other cultural centers: Museum of Egyptian Modern Arts and the Nile. The Gezira Center for Modern Art, also known as the Egyptian Modern Art Museum, is an art museum for modern and contemporary art, located in Cairo, Egypt.