Grand Egyptian Museum opens for trial run
Al Jazeera
Egypt opens series of galleries in new flagship museum that neighbours the pyramids of Giza.
Egypt is set to open the doors to limited sections of a new flagship museum, built near the Pyramids of Giza, that will display the world’s largest archaeological collection when the public is given full access.
The Grand Egyptian Museum will open 12 of its halls on Wednesday as a trial run in advance of the still-unannounced full opening.
The megaproject, built near the famed Pyramids at a cost of more than $1bn, will open its halls for 4,000 visitors per day, said Tayyeb Abbas, assistant to the minister of antiquities.
The museum has been under construction for more than 10 years. Some sections have been open since 2022 for limited tours.
However, an official date for a full opening has not yet been set. It has been repeatedly delayed for various reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
