Overview
- The museum opened to visitors on 4 November in a staged rollout after years of postponements.
- For the first time, the full treasure from Tutankhamun’s tomb — including the gold mask and sarcophagus — is displayed together.
- The complex presents about 100,000 artifacts across more than 24,000 square meters of exhibition space and is billed as the world’s largest archaeological museum.
- Launched in 2002 with major construction from 2005, the project ultimately cost over $1 billion according to reports.
- Located next to the Giza pyramids, the site features standout pieces such as Khufu’s 4,500-year-old funerary boat, a Ramses II obelisk and a colossal Ramses II statue, with visitor movement handled by shuttle buses as a nearby metro station is still to come.