Dear Commons Community,

The new Grand Egyptian Museum will open its main galleries today including 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt, as part of a trial run, officials say. 

It will be the largest archaeological museum complex in the world and will house King Tut’s entire treasure collection.  Located just 2km away from the Giza pyramids (of which it will have a panoramic view), the Grand Egyptian Museum will be home to a collection of some 100,000 objects and artifacts, as well as a 3D cinema and a museum dedicated to children.

The museum was first scheduled to open in 2015, however building works have been fraught with delays and costs have spiraled from an estimated US$500 million to somewhere around the US$1 billion mark.

Hopefully none of those things will matter once the spectacular 500,000 sqm space opens.

The video below (courtesy of AP Video: Ahmed Hatem) provides a preview of what to expect.  It looks magnificent.

Tony

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