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Egypt Inaugurates Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza

The two-decade, $1.2 billion project largely financed by Japan brings together a vast collection of pharaonic artifacts.

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El museo ocupa una superficie de 500.000 metros cuadrados, el doble que el Museo del Louvre y dos veces y medio más que el Museo Británico

Overview

  • Egypt is formally opening the Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday beside the Giza pyramids, marking the launch of its flagship cultural complex.
  • About 80 official delegations are expected, with multiple heads of state and royalty attending, including Spain’s King Felipe VI.
  • The museum will open to the general public on Tuesday, November 4, following the inauguration ceremony.
  • The collection includes roughly 100,000 artifacts featuring Tutankhamun’s golden mask and 5,000 objects from his tomb, plus a 12‑meter granite statue of Ramses II.
  • The $1.2 billion complex spans about 500,000 square meters with 85,000 square meters of permanent galleries, and authorities project around five million visitors annually under tight security and controlled media access with 450 accredited foreign correspondents.