Overview
- A Nov. 1 ceremony featured fireworks and performances and drew leaders including Germany’s president, the Dutch and Hungarian prime ministers, Palestine’s president, Congo’s president, and Gulf royals.
- The full trove from Tutankhamun’s tomb is displayed together for the first time, with a new gallery unveiled alongside thousands of other artifacts spanning millennia.
- Designed by Dublin-based Heneghan Peng Architects, the complex covers roughly 120 acres with 12 main galleries and capacity for about 100,000 exhibits.
- Signature features include a grand chronological staircase with views toward the pyramids, a towering 3,200-year-old Ramses II statue in the atrium, and a fully reconstructed 4,500-year-old Khufu boat.
- Reports place the project cost at over $1 billion, and while outlets differ on immediate access, authorities indicate public entry begins on Nov. 4.