Overview
- President Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi inaugurated the museum on November 1 with 79 official delegations present, including kings, presidents, prime ministers and representatives of regional and international organizations.
- The complex—described as the world’s largest museum devoted to a single civilization—features the Great Atrium with a suspended obelisk and a Ramses II statue, the Tutankhamun Hall displaying over 5,000 objects together for the first time, the Khufu Boat museum, a children’s museum and a major conservation center.
- The ceremony included large‑scale light, drone and fireworks displays aligned with the pyramids, musical performances and an appearance by star Sherihan, while Sisi shared a welcoming message to visiting leaders.
- Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy called the opening a landmark for Egypt’s cultural landscape and said forecasts point to roughly 18 million tourists this year following the launch.
- Egypt declared a public holiday for the opening and local football clubs marked the occasion, while Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed attended on behalf of the UAE leadership.