"Egypt's most ambitious cultural project, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), has been completed and is now celebrating its full opening after years of delay. Designed by Irish firm Heneghan Peng Architects, the imposing building near Cairo covers around 500,000 square meters equivalent to about 70 soccer fields. It has enough space for over 100,000 artifacts representing seven millennia of Egyptian history, including Pharaonic, Greek and Roman antiquities."
"The highlight of the permanent exhibition is the complete collection of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, which includes more than 5,000 artifacts and the legendary golden funerary mask. Also included in the collection is the 42-meter-long and over 4,000-year-old funerary boat of Pharaoh Khufu, also known as the Cheops ship. The main galleries contain various thematic sections related to royalty, society and religion."
"Since October 2024, the museum has been in its "soft opening" phase, with visitors able to view selected areas and book special tours. Now the opening of the entire museum is approaching, and Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly hopes that numerous international heads of state and government will attend the opening ceremony on November 1. It will be "a night to remember,""
The Grand Egyptian Museum stands just outside Cairo beside the Pyramids of Giza with a long glass and light sandstone facade. The 500,000-square-meter building, designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, can display over 100,000 artifacts spanning seven millennia, including Pharaonic, Greek, and Roman antiquities. The permanent exhibition centers on Tutankhamun's complete collection of more than 5,000 objects and the golden funerary mask and also includes the 42-meter, over 4,000-year-old funerary boat of Pharaoh Khufu. Interior highlights include thematic galleries on royalty, society, and religion, a multi-floor staircase, and an atrium with an 11-meter statue of Ramses II. The project faced delays since the early 2000s, entered a soft opening in October 2024, and plans a full opening with international guests on November 1.
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