Two decades in the making, the museum located near the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx showcases over 50,000 artifacts detailing life in ancient Egypt. It will display the entire collection of treasures from the tomb of the famed King Tutankhamun for the first time since its discovery in 1922.

For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director told NBC News.

The tomb of Tutankhamun. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)’s most notable feature is the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun. This tomb was discovered in 1922 by British archaeologi

Rather than keeping out invaders, it's believed the curves in these ancient fortress walls helped prevent them being eroded away by sand.

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna.