US EditionThe Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening
- On Saturday , Cairo hosts a state-led inauguration for the Grand Egyptian Museum, with dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries expected to attend.
- Built from 2005 amid interruptions, the $1 billion project faced delays from political turmoil, COVID-19, and regional conflicts while President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi championed it to revive tourism.
- The museum houses tens of thousands of artifacts and wide permanent galleries, displaying over 50,000 artifacts across 24,000 square meters including the 5,000-item Tutankhamun collection, the 53-foot Hanging Obelisk, and Khufu's funerary boat.
- Officials expect the GEM to boost tourism with seven million additional visitors annually, supporting around 30 million total visitors after last year's 15.7 million visitors who spent $15 billion.
- Organizers say the GEM will become a global cultural and scientific hub with advanced conservation facilities and mixed-reality exhibits, while the opening renews calls for return of the Rosetta Stone, Dendera Zodiac, and Bust of Nefertiti.
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Grand Egyptian Museum opens after decades of delays
Monarchs and world leaders have gathered just outside Cairo for the opening of the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilisation. The Grand Egyptian Museum’s 12 galleries contain artefacts dating back to prehistoric times and the Roman era, with visitors able to see the entire collection of relics from Tutankhamun’s tomb for the first time.
The pharaoh building located near the pyramids of Giza now replaces the ancient Egyptian museum of Cairo, more decrepit, and becomes the largest archaeological museum in the world.
After years of delay, the museum finally shows its best-known treasures at the pyramids.
The largest archaeological museum in the world opens in Cairo. The treasures in bulletproof display cases and endless galleries have never been seen by the public.
Grand Egyptian Museum unveiled after two decades; world's largest of its kind
Cairo: Egypt was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday, the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country’s tourism industry and troubled economy. Two decades in the making and located near the Giza Pyramids on the edge of Cairo, the museum showcases over 50,000 artefacts detailing life in ancient Egypt. World leaders, including monarchs, heads of state a…
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