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Egypt set to open grand museum in Cairo after two-decade construction, showcasing 50,000 artifacts

Egypt set to open grand museum in Cairo after two-decade construction, showcasing 50,000 artifacts

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Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum opens after more than two decades of construction, overcoming political instability, the COVID‑19 pandemic, and regional conflicts, unveiling a vast collection of artifacts, some of which are new to the public.

Sherif Fathy
1. It is a gift from Egypt to the world and we are proud to finally share it.
Mostafa Madbouly
1. This is the dream that all of us imagined. We all dreamed that this project would be realised.
Abdel Fatah El-Sisi
Independent
1. Emphasis was placed on the symbolic dimension of GEM, which is set to become an international cultural and scientific hub, contributing to enhancing tourism promotion in Egypt.
Ali Abdel Halim
Grand Egyptian Museum
1. It is a historic moment after more than 20 years of waiting.
Hassan Allam
Hassan Allam Holding
1. The world has been waiting … Everyone's excited.
Tarek Tawfik
International Association of Egyptologists
1. I wanted to recreate the moment Howard Carter experienced in 1922.
2. Nothing remains in storage. Visitors will now see the complete tomb, exactly as Carter saw it a hundred years ago.
3. This museum is not just about the past; it's a statement that modern Egypt can preserve and present its heritage at the highest international level.
Zahi Hawass
1. Visitors will see the most beautiful artefact ever made in the ancient world, perhaps in any world.
2. Despite our economic crisis, Egypt is spending and borrowing billions to build a museum that says to the world: we safeguard our heritage. These artefacts are not just Egypt's — they are the world's heritage.
3. This museum will help Egypt's economy by attracting large numbers of high-level tourists.
4. Today, as we celebrate together the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, we are writing a new chapter in the history of the present and the future.
Monica Hanna
Grand Egyptian Museum
1. We now have the infrastructure to care for our own heritage.
2. It gives the message that Egypt has done its homework.