Egypt opens colossal new antiquities museum after two-decade wait

Prime ministers, presidents and royalty descended on Cairo on Saturday to attend the spectacle-laden inauguration of a ...

Egypt’s Grand Museum fully opens in gala ceremony after 2-decade build

Egypt on Saturday held a glittering ceremony attended by world leaders to mark the long-awaited full opening of the Grand ...

With pharaoh-like fanfare, Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilization

In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on ...

Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilization

In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on ...

Decades in the making, Egypt's Grand Museum opens with a huge spectacle

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 ...

Grand Egyptian Museum opens after decades of delays

The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza is one of the world's largest and opened on Saturday after decades of delays and a cost of ...

Egypt opens huge, $1 billion landmark museum dedicated to its past

The Grand Egyptian Museum has taken 30 years to become a reality, but finally opened its doors, with an equally grand opening ...
Ancient Origins

Grand Egyptian Museum Finally Opens After 20-Year, $1Billion Construction

The Grand Egyptian Museum spans an impressive 500,000 square meters, making it the world's largest archaeological facility dedicated to a single civilization. Housing more than 100,000 artifacts ...