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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Crowds marvel at King Tutankhamun’s treasures in Egypt’s Grand Museum
Visitors gathered on Tuesday (November 4) around the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), as the long-awaited Tutankhamun Gallery opens to the public for the first time. While parts of the museum had been accessible earlier, this marks the first time visitors have been able to enter the boy king’s chamber, the centerpiece of the museum located near the Giza pyramids.
Tutankhamun, fireworks and LEGO: Egypt unveils $1B Grand Egyptian Museum
After more than two decades of planning and construction, Egypt unveiled the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza pyramids, featuring 100,000 artifacts including the full Tutankhamun collection, in a lavish ceremony attended by world leaders
Egypt Opens Grand Museum, Reveals Complete Tutankhamun Exhibit
Right beside the Great Pyramid of Giza — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — Egypt has unveiled The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). It hopes the museum will be a modern marvel of its own.Touted as the world’s largest archaeological museum, the $1.2 billion complex houses over 100,000 artefacts. These span 7,000 years of Egyptian history — from the dawn of the pharaohs to the Roman era. The crown jewel? The complete tomb of Tutankhamun, …
In Giza the New Egyptian Museum is opened. A house of superlatives in many ways. The exhibit with perhaps the greatest radiance is missing, however. A suggestion for goodness.
Original news Inaugurated yesterday the colossal Gem in the presence of al-Sisi
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