The Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion antiquities institution near the Giza pyramids, is set to fully open on 3 July.
The opening comes after nearly 20 years of work on the museum, and 11 years after the original proposed opening date due to logistical, political and financial delays.
Via Bloomberg, the Grand Egyptian Museum will be inaugurated on 3 July, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Tuesday (25 February).
New museum to welcome 5 million annual guests
Egyptian authorities expect the new museum to attract 5 million annual visitors.
The Grand Egyptian Museum soft opened to the public in October, with visitors able to see the main hall and 12 completed galleries in the institution.
When it fully opens, the Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilisation.
It will house a collection of more than 100,000 artefacts across 3,000 years of ancient Egyptian history.
Highlights include the Tutankhamun collection, which will have its own exhibition space to showcase all 5,600 objects retrieved from the pharaoh’s tomb.
In 2021, King Khufu’s 4,600-year-old boat was transported on a 10-hour journey from the Giza pyramids to the Grand Egyptian Museum.
More than 100,000 artefacts on view
Atef Moftah, general director of the Grand Egyptian Museum project, previously said the new institution will be “a gift to humanity”.
It will serve as “one house for all ancient Egyptian civilisation” and is “unique among all other museums”, he said.
“Once the museum is open for the whole world, all those who are interested in this subject will be amazed,” Moftah added.
Images courtesy of the Grand Egyptian Museum
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