Overview
- World leaders attended the state-organized opening as Egypt unveiled what officials call the world’s largest museum devoted to a single civilization.
- Public admission begins Tuesday following a final two-week closure to prepare the galleries and visitor areas.
- Two dedicated halls display roughly 5,000 objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb together for the first time since its 1922 discovery.
- The $1 billion complex features 12 main galleries and 24,000 square meters of permanent exhibition space, a triangular glass façade, and a bridge linking visitors to the pyramids.
- Authorities present the museum as a cornerstone of an economic strategy to grow tourism, supported by road upgrades, a new nearby airport, a metro station under construction, and significant Japanese backing.