The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) it preparing for its official opening ceremony on November 1. The museum will reopen to the public on November 4, coinciding with the 103rd anniversary of Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Set on the edge of the Giza Plateau, just two kilometres from the pyramids, the museum spans 50 hectares, making it the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilisation. The museum will showcase over 100 000 artefacts, tracing Egypt’s history from the Predynastic Period to the Coptic era. Among its highlights is the entire Tutankhamun collection, displayed together for the first time.
Inside the atrium, visitors will encounter the statue of Ramesses II, relocated from Cairo’s Ramses Square and installed in 2018 as the museum’s first exhibit. Other key features include the restored second solar boat of Khufu, the Queen Hetepheres collection and a children’s museum designed to engage young visitors through interactive storytelling.
Beyond its permanent exhibition spaces, the building includes a conservation centre, conference and education facilities and landscaped gardens. The museum’s forecourt, shaded entrance court and ascending design allow for a gradual transition from the modern world into that of the Pharaohs.
