Overview
- A fireworks-lit ceremony welcomed dozens of foreign delegations, with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosting Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
- The museum presents more than 100,000 artefacts and, for the first time, the complete 5,300-piece Tutankhamun assemblage.
- An 11-metre, 83-ton statue of Ramses II anchors the atrium, alongside immersive galleries, precision lighting, virtual displays and a visible conservation lab.
- The project took over 20 years and roughly $1.2 billion to complete, backed by Japanese loans and technical support.
- After phased soft openings, the site opens fully to visitors on 4 November, with authorities targeting about five million visitors annually.