"Elbaiady's demand came days after the museum came under fire for overcrowding. Images surfaced on social media in early November showing thousands of frustrated visitors spilling onto the nearby Giza Plateau after being denied entry. As ARTnews 's Tessa Solomon reported Friday, Ghoneim said in a televised statement that more than 27,000 tickets had been sold for the day in question-far beyond the daily limit-and pledged to reassess the policies that caused the momentary chaos in Cairo."
"GEM, which opened to the public earlier this month, currently has a daily limit of 20,000 tickets, with approximately 60 percent allocated to Egyptians and 40 percent to foreigners, GEM's chief executive Ahmed Ghoneim told The Art Newspaper last week. In a Facebook post published November 15, Elbaiady demanded that Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy provide an urgent briefing on the decision, which he said was "not normal and unacceptable.""
The Grand Egyptian Museum implemented a daily ticket limit of 20,000 with roughly 60 percent for Egyptians and 40 percent for foreigners. Overcrowding incidents occurred after more than 27,000 tickets were sold on a single day, sending thousands onto the nearby Giza Plateau. MP Freddy Elbaiady demanded an urgent briefing and formally requested removal of the quota, calling the policy unacceptable. The museum announced a move to a pre-booking system with designated entry times and instituted online-only ticketing from December 1. Ticket prices are set at 200 EGP for Egyptian adults and 1,450 EGP for foreign visitors.
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