Overview
- A spectacle-filled ceremony near the Giza Pyramids marked the opening, with 79 delegations and 39 heads of state or government attending, according to the presidency.
- The museum is billed as the world’s largest devoted to a single civilisation, housing roughly 100,000 artefacts with about half on display.
- Two dedicated halls will present around 5,000 objects from King Tutankhamun’s tomb together for the first time since its 1922 discovery.
- Architectural highlights include a triangular glass façade, 24,000 square metres of permanent galleries, a grand staircase flanked by statues, an 83‑tonne Ramses II in the atrium, and a bridge linking to the pyramids.
- Backed by significant Japanese financing, the project aims to boost foreign-currency earnings from tourism as officials tout rising visitor numbers in 2025 and set multi‑year growth targets, while experts caution that maintenance and regional stability remain crucial.