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Egypt Inaugurates Grand Egyptian Museum Beside the Giza Pyramids

Built beside the Giza plateau, the vast complex unites 100,000 artifacts with advanced conservation facilities to anchor Egypt’s tourism push.

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Overview

  • The Nov. 1 ceremony featured President Abdel Fatah al‑Sisi, foreign delegations and a large-scale cultural show ahead of full public opening on Nov. 4.
  • The museum presents the complete Tutankhamun assemblage—about 5,000 objects—together for the first time, including the gold mask, throne and chariots.
  • Signature displays include an 11‑meter granite statue of Ramses II in the grand atrium and the Khufu funerary boat, within a 500,000‑m², Heneghan Peng–designed complex.
  • Officials project millions of annual visitors, with tourism already rebounding in 2025, as the site operates state-of-the-art restoration labs and research centers.
  • The $1–1.2 billion, decades-long project received Japanese support and has drawn scrutiny over cost, delays, governance and access, while reviving repatriation calls for marquee artifacts abroad.