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The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM; Arabic: المتحف المصري الكبير al-Matḥaf al-Miṣriyy al-Kabir) is an archaeological and national museum in Giza, Egypt, the largest museum in the world for a single civilization and for the Egyptian civilization. It is located about two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza Pyramid Complex.The museum was announced in 1992,actual construction began in 2005,and it was fully completed in 2023 at a cost of $1 billion.The official opening will take place on November 1, 2025The museum houses a collection of the most valuable Egyptian artifacts ever from various periods of the Egyptian civilization, from the Predynastic Period to Coptic Egypt, with an estimated total of over 100,000 artifacts,including at least 20,000 that will be displayed for the first time ever, including the complete King Tutankhamun collection comprising 5,398 pieces.The Tut collection is on display in a 7,500 m2 section of the museum.Rare pieces that have been restored will be displayed for the first time, such as the second solar ship of Khufu,the restoration of which cost $5 million, the collection of Queen Hetepheres (mother of King Khufu), and the collection of Yuya and Thuyu (parents of Queen Tiye).
The museum extends over a total area of 500,000 m2 (5,381,955 sq ft), with a built-up area of 167,000 m2(1,797,573 sq ft) and floor area of 81,000 m2(872,000 sq ft). It will also host permanent exhibition galleries, temporary exhibitions, special exhibitions, a children’s museum, and virtual and large-format screens with a total floor area of 32,000 m2 (344,445 sq ft).
The museum was built by a joint venture of the Belgian BESIX Group and the Egyptian Orascom Constructions The museum was announced in 1992,actual construction began in 2005,and it was fully completed in 2023 at a cost of $1 billion.The official opening will take place on November 1, 2025
The museum houses a collection of the most valuable Egyptian artifacts ever from various periods of the Egyptian civilization, from the Predynastic Period to Coptic Egypt, with an estimated total of over 100,000 artifacts,including at least 20,000 that will be displayed for the first time ever, including the complete King Tutankhamun collection comprising 5,398 pieces.The Tut collection is on display in a 7,500 m2 section of the museum.Rare pieces that have been restored will be displayed for the first time, such as the second solar ship of Khufu,the restoration of which cost $5 million, the collection of Queen Hetepheres (mother of King Khufu), and the collection of Yuya and Thuyu (parents of Queen Tiye).
The museum extends over a total area of 500,000 m2 (5,381,955 sq ft), with a built-up area of 167,000 m2(1,797,573 sq ft) and floor area of 81,000 m2(872,000 sq ft). It will also host permanent exhibition galleries, temporary exhibitions, special exhibitions, a children’s museum, and virtual and large-format screens with a total floor area of 32,000 m2 (344,445 sq ft).
The museum was built by a joint venture of the Belgian BESIX Group and the Egyptian Orascom Constructions
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