Overview
- The museum is now open to the public with some 100,000 artifacts spanning pharaonic, Greek and Roman periods, including Tutankhamun’s gold mask and sarcophagus.
- A two-decade build marked by the financial crisis, the Arab Spring, the pandemic and regional conflicts pushed costs to over a billion dollars.
- A state inauguration with international guests and a music-and-light spectacle preceded the public opening on 4 November.
- Officials present the complex near the Giza pyramids as a draw for millions of annual visitors, supported by redesigned access and shuttle transport on the plateau.
- Contemporary reporting highlights recent studies that favor an accidental chariot fall as the likely cause of Tutankhamun’s death, countering earlier assassination theories.