Overview
- The museum opens with the complete Tutankhamun tomb assemblage—about 5,300 objects—on view together for the first time.
- More than 100,000 artifacts are displayed across 12 galleries, which operators call the world’s largest archaeological museum.
- Egypt staged multi-day ceremonies with invited heads of state and declared a holiday; regular public visits start 4 November.
- The project spanned roughly 20 years after repeated delays from political turmoil, economic crises, the pandemic and regional conflict, with costs in the billions and a workforce of about 800 on site daily.
- Designed by Irish firm Heneghan Peng beside the Pyramids, the complex is built to process large tour groups, with plans for up to around 15,000 visitors a day, as debate over repatriating Nefertiti’s bust continues.