Grand Egyptian Museum Opens in Giza After 20-Year Delay
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza is set to open its doors on November 4, 2025, following more than two decades of delays. Initially scheduled for 2012, the launch has faced numerous postponements, the latest being in July 2024 due to the conflict in Gaza. Spanning 470,000 square meters and constructed by BESIX with a budget exceeding $1 billion, the museum was designed by Heneghan Peng Architects. It will showcase 24,000 square meters of exhibition space, an atrium housing a 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses the Great, a children's museum, and a conservation center. The GEM's collection boasts 57,000 artifacts, including the complete treasure of Tutankhamun, and aims to attract 15,000 to 20,000 visitors daily as part of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's Egypt Vision 2030.
Key facts
- Grand Egyptian Museum opens November 4, 2025 in Giza
- Over 20 years of delays including Arab Spring, pandemic, Gaza conflict
- Designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, built by BESIX at over $1 billion
- Covers 470,000 sq m, called 'the fourth pyramid'
- Houses 57,000 artifacts including Tutankhamun treasure and Ramses statue
- Part of Egypt Vision 2030 for tourism revival
- Opening ceremony had 79 delegations, 39 led by heads of state
- Expected 15,000-20,000 visitors daily
Entities
Artists
- Giovanni Battista Caviglia
- Howard Carter
- Ramses the Great
- Tutankhamun
- Khufu
Institutions
- Grand Egyptian Museum
- Heneghan Peng Architects
- BESIX
- Hassan Allam Holding
- Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
- Artribune
- Egyptian Museum of Turin
- British Museum
Locations
- Giza
- Cairo
- Egypt
- Memphis
- Saqqara
- Sphinx International Airport
- Pyramids of Giza
- Mediterranean Sea
- Nile
- Ramses Square
- Great Pyramid of Khufu
- Pyramid of Menkaure
- Japan
- Turin
- London