Egypt’s Gift to the World – and Itself

Egypt’s gift to the world – and itself

A spectacular new museum near the pyramids showcases priceless artifacts and an ancient civilization. It's also enabling Egyptians to reclaim and connect with their own history and culture of grand ideas.

Grand Egyptian Museum Opens, Cattelan’s Toilet Goes Under the Hammer, and More Art World News

U.S. museums see shifts as the Philadelphia Art Museum parts with director and employees at the Detroit Institute of Art unionise. In London, the V&A East reveals opening date, Annely Juda opens a new venue, and Project Native Informant winds down. Here’s Ocula ’s briefing on the last seven days in the art world.

The Grand Egyptian Museum is now open in Cairo, boasting never-before-seen relics and views of the pyramids

The Grand Egyptian Museum provides a home for some 100,000 artefacts and 4,500 funerary objects After approximately two decades, the Grand Egyptian Museum has finally been completed. Opened to the public since 1 November 2025, the museum is located in just two kilometres from the Pyramids of Giza, serving to strengthen the connection to history and place. The US$1.2 billion project, which originated from an international architecture competition…

GEM ignites global 'museum tourism' boom

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is far more than a repository of ancient wonders. It is a catalyst for a revolutionary shift in global travel, according to CEO Ahmed Ghoneim.  In an exclusive interview with The Egyptian Gazette, he declared the museum’s launch as the birth of “museum tourism”, a dedicated genre of cultural pilgrimage set to redefine Egypt’s role on the world stage. “We’re pioneering a new travel paradigm,” Ghoneim explained. “Wi…

Grand Egyptian Museum Opens and Torre dei Conti Collapses in Rome: This Week’s Review

Desert Ark by designRESERVE. Image © ATDEF team This week's architectural highlights traced the intersections between heritage, climate awareness, and contemporary design practice. As the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale approaches its closing, projects exploring collective intelligence and material experimentation offer reflections on small-scale responses to global challenges. In Egypt, the completion of the Grand Egyptian Museum marks a long…