After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, just a few days after the official opening ceremony on Saturday. Regarded as ...

More than 30 years in the making, the colossal Grand Egyptian Museum will formally open its doors to the public in a lavish ceremony on Saturday. The $1bn project will be the planet’s largest museum ...

There is nothing about the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) which does not scream “big”. Its mighty size is apparent long before you set foot in the cathedral-like entrance hall – the sheer heft of the ...

Creating the Grand Egyptian Museum has become a seemingly Sisyphean task, with years of delays suggesting it would be eternally on the verge of opening. These setbacks are understandable. Egypt has ...

The new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza is set to open fully on July 3 — Khaled DESOUKI Nestled near the iconic Giza pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is preparing for a lavish opening, ...

In the shadow of the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt has unveiled a new state-of-the-art museum that is the largest in the world and packed with artefacts spanning 7,000 years of human history. The ...

A fragment of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II. Photo: Kevin Cahail An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team ...