Latest in Tag: Grand Egyptian Museum Highlight
Latest in Tag: Grand Egyptian Museum

Prime Minister inspects Grand Egyptian Museum project
Prime Minister stresses need to paint facades of residential buildings surrounding museum

Grand Egyptian Museum almost complete: Official
More than 55,500 artefacts were moved to new museum

Al-Sisi follows up on Grand Egyptian Museum project progress
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Enany reviewed the latest preparations to organize the major promotional event for Luxor governorate, which will witness the unveiling of the “Road of Rams”.

Egypt promotes Grand Egyptian Museum in Tokyo
The embassy also made a presentation on the current situation of the tourism sector in Egypt and the continuous improvement it is witnessing, as well as addressing the most important Egyptian tourist destinations, which vary between historical, cultural and recreational.

King Khufu’s Boat arrives at Grand Egyptian Museum
King Khufu’s Boat, an ancient vessel that is the oldest and largest wooden boat discovered in Egypt. It dates back to more than 4600 years and it is to be displayed in a proper manner commensurate with its importance in the GEM.

Grand Egyptian Museum to exert significant influence regionally, globally: UNESCO
UNESCO`s primary goal is to support Egyptian development agenda: Ghaith Fariz

Installation work on atrium, grand staircase completed at Grand Egyptian Museum
More than 65% of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s treasures have been placed in their showcases

Grand Egyptian Museum’s Board meets to review construction situation
Archaeological work in Grand Staircase is 100% complete, 60% of King Tutankhamun’s collection is placed in display cases: Tayeb Abbas

Grand Egyptian Museum opening to be as impressive as Royal Mummies Parade: El-Anani
Success of Golden Parade created passion for many, not only to visit National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, but to visit Egypt, says Tourism Minister

Grand Egyptian Museum finishes installing Tutankhamun’s 3rd shrine
Shrine consists of roof decorated with winged sun disc, eight birds placed under Pharaoh’s titles

Grand Egyptian Museum receives 3rd Tutankhamun shrine
Wooden shrine was discovered among Tutankhamun’s treasures in his tomb on Luxor’s West Bank in November 1922

Grand Egyptian Museum is world’s most important cultural project: Zahi Hawass
All modifications that I wanted in antiquities law were put forward to take into account theft of artefacts, which is considered crime rather than misdemeanour, says famed Egyptologist

Grand Egyptian Museum receives 4th shrine from Tutankhamun collection
Shrine is one of largest artefacts to have been transferred from Boy Pharaoh’s treasures to GEM so far

Hassan Allam wins contract to manage, operate Grand Egyptian Museum
A Hassan Allam coalition has been awarded the contract to manage and operate services at the soon-to-be opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).

Egypt, Japan discuss latest developments at Grand Egyptian Museum
Coalition providing services at GEM to be announced in next few days

Accelerating tourism recovery, GEM promotion top ETPB priorities in 2021: CEO
Global competition between countries is currently in rate or pace of how fast recovery could be,says Ahmed Youssef

Tourism Minister follows up on Grand Museum construction, promotion
Minister inspects progress of transferring artefacts to new museum

GEM’s upcoming catalogue to act as one of museum’s most important promotional treasures
The Grand Egyptian Museum’s (GEM) soon-to-be-printed catalogue is set to serve as one of the museum’s most important promotional treasures.

Newly-formed Grand Egyptian Museum Board of Directors holds 1st meeting
Atef Moftah, General Supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), said that 97% of the museum has been completed, compared to the 2016 figure of 17%.

Grand Egyptian Museum to showcase world’s first hanging obelisk
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will feature over 50,000 artefacts from Ancient Egypt, including full collection of King Tutankhamun

Prime Minister forms Grand Egyptian Museum’s Board of Directors
Museum’s Board will be headed by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani

Grand Egyptian Museum obtains ISO certification for environment, quality management
Atef Miftah, the general supervisor for the project and the surrounding area, said that the first certificate is for the environmental management system, ISO 14001: 2015, and the second is for the quality management system, ISO 9001: 2015.

No intention to appoint foreign director for Grand Egyptian Museum: Al-Anani
Egypt receives over 500,000 tourists between July and 14 November, says Tourism Minister

Grand Egyptian Museum to be ready next June, but opening ceremony in H2 of 2021: Al-Anani
His remarks came on Thursday, during his speech at the week-long virtual “Egypt’s Green Economy” programme, organised by the British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA) and the Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC).

CNN releases promotional documentary on Grand Egyptian Museum
Clips of some of the treasures belonging to the boy Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, are featured in the documentary

Al-Mashat highlights Discovery’s 1st promotional video for GEM
Khaled Al-Anany said that the opening ceremony of GEM planned by end of 2020

The world awaits the GEM’s inauguration in 2020: Japanese ambassador
Japan will excitingly encourage the Egyptian players including the Football National Team and the Egyptian Judo team, the ambassador assured, noting that the Egyptian-Japanese relations will continue to strengthen next year.

Grand Egyptian Museum receives 140 artefacts
The transferred relics will be showcased at the old kingdom hall at the GEM, while the others will be on display over the stairs of the museum.

Four giant relics moved to GEM from Egyptian Museum
The giant relics were displayed at the garden of the Egyptian Museum, and they were moved to be displayed at one of the GEM’s most capturing areas.

Restoration of Tanta Museum completed, ready for reopening end-August
The museum will also display banners and graphics telling the story of Al-Sayed Al-Badawi, a relative of the Prophet Mohammed, local media said.