Egyptian Museum of Antiquities gets makeover to compete for tourists - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shahira Amin

Shahira Amin

Jun 13, 2021

Egyptian Museum of Antiquities 2014 — Tourists visit the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities in downtown Cairo following the inauguration of restoration works in four halls in the entrance of the east wing of the Tutankhamun gallery at the museum on Dec. 15, 2014. — MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images

A view of the site of Grand Egyptian Museum, which is under construction, is seen near the Giza Pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt January 30, 2018. Picture taken January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC1D6F64AFF0

When will Egypt open its Grand Museum?

Shahira Amin

A relief from the foot of the golden sarcophagus of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (r. 1342–1325 BC) in the restoration lab of the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Giza, Sept. 21, 2019.

Despite regional tension, Egypt's Grand Museum readies to open

Mohammed Magdy

In Berlin, reporting on Egyptian politics

Cairo, EGYPT: The mummified remains of Queen Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt's most famous female pharaoh, lie in a glass case under the national flag moments before being unveiled at the Cairo Museum 27 June 2007. The discovery is considered as the most important find since the discovery of King Tutankhamen?s tomb. Hatshepsut, who ruled for 21 years from 1479 to 1458 BC, was one of the most powerful female monarchs of the ancient world, who declared herself pharaoh after the death of her husband-brother Tuthmosi

22 mummies to parade across Cairo

Doaa Fareed

A picture taken on April 13, 2020 shows the construction work at the entrance of the the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which is set to be completed this year, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Grand Egyptian Museum to display thousands of artifacts

Alaa Omran