Overview
- A two-hour opening ceremony on Nov. 1 featured drone displays, illuminated pyramids and large fireworks before 79 official delegations.
- The museum’s galleries open to visitors on Nov. 4 following the inaugural event.
- Collections exceed 50,000 objects, with the complete treasure from Tutankhamun’s tomb displayed together for the first time.
- The institution covers about 90,000 square meters within a 50-hectare site beside the Giza pyramids, billed as the world’s largest archaeological museum.
- Completion follows decades of delays linked to political upheaval, funding shortfalls, the COVID-19 pandemic and recent regional instability, as authorities position the project to boost tourism.