"The long-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza opened to the public on Tuesday, November 4, after a dramatic pyrotechnic inauguration ceremony attended by local and European leaders last weekend. Twenty years after the $1 billion construction of the museum began, more than 5,000 items from King Tutankhamun's tomb will go on display for the first time since British archaeologist Howard Carter unearthed the resting place in 1922."
"A website for the GEM complex, which a memo from the Egyptian president's office described as covering 500,000 square meters (~5.4 million square feet) near the Giza pyramid complex, claimed the institution is the world's largest museum "dedicated to a single civilization." The lavish opening ceremony featured several suspended performers sailing through the galleries, a drone show, multiple operatic and orchestral numbers, and a multimedia journey through Ancient Egyptian history, among other stunts."
The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza opened to the public on November 4 with a dramatic pyrotechnic inauguration and theatrical performances. More than 5,000 artifacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb will be displayed, some for the first time since 1922. The museum complex covers about 500,000 square meters near the Giza pyramids and is presented as the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization. The opening featured suspended performers, a drone show, operatic and orchestral numbers, and multimedia journeys through Ancient Egyptian history. Construction was delayed by the Arab Spring, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and conflicts cited by international inquiries. The previous Cairo museum had become overcrowded and was looted during the 2011 uprising.
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