Egypt Unveils $1 Billion Grand Museum
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In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a megaproject aiming to give the country’s millennia-old heritage a rich,
The building, as big as Vatican City with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and is finally set to formally open in November, Maira Butt writes
At a ceremony also attended by King Felipe VI, the Hashemite Queen paid tribute to Ancient Egypt with a dress inspired by the shenti.
Egypt at last opened the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday night as performers dressed in white tunics embroidered with designs inspired by