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The World's Largest Archaeological Museum Just Opened in Cairo, and It's More Than Just Ancient Artifacts—Here’s a Look Inside

After 20 years, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally open. Twenty years of planning and construction. A billion-dollar budget. Nearly 50,000 artifacts spanning more than 5,000 years. The numbers ...
Hyperallergic

Breaking: Images of Egyptian Museum Damage [UPDATE 34] King Tut Objects Damaged?

FOR EARLIER UPDATES, PHOTOS & NEWS, VISIT HERE. UPDATE 24: Sat. Jan 29 12:43pm EST: Al-Jazeera has broadcast video of the damage at the National Museum, aka Egyptian Museum. The strange this about ...
Monocle

Museums should ask questions. But does Cairo’s new Grand Egyptian project provoke too many?

There are few cultural projects that have so perfectly captured both a nation’s ambition and its inertia as the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Two decades in the making, more than $1bn (€870m) spent and ...
CBS News

Grand Egyptian Museum has grand opening after 3 decades and more than $1 billion

Cairo — Egypt's government hosted dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries on Saturday as it held an official opening ceremony for the Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion project decades in the ...
WISN 12 NEWS

The Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal.The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt's ancient ...