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 103 rd anniversary of Howard Carters discovery of Tutankhamuns 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 Egypts 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 Cairos Ramses Square and installed in 2018 as the museums first exhibit. Other key features include the restored second solar boat of Khufu, the Queen Hetepheres collection and a childrens museum designed to engage young visitors through interactive storytelling.
