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Yes, the Grand Egyptian Museum is officially open for visitors. Come and explore the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic treasures, from the majestic statues to the dazzling artifacts of ancient Egypt. Your unforgettable journey into history starts here.
In the case of cancellation of the trip by the customer, based on the start dates of the trip, the following costs will be charged:
15% of the total cost of the trip, with cancellation from the booking date up to 61 days before the start date of the trip
25% of the total cost of the trip, with cancellation from 60 to 31 days before the start date of the trip
35% of the total cost of the trip, with cancellation 30 to 15 days before the start date of the trip
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The Grand Egyptian Museum is the world's largest archaeological museum and is just a short distance from becoming open to the public. Spanning 480,000 square meters, it will house over 100,000 artifacts related to Egyptology, including 3,500 relics belonging to the renowned "pharaoh child".
In an exceptional location on the Giza Plateau, the Grand Egyptian Museum is located in front of the Giza Pyramids, in a unique geometric configuration that took over 20 years to build, and the world is still waiting for the opening of its remaining parts and the display of King Tutankhamun's treasures, one hundred years after the discovery of his tomb.
The museum has an area of 500,000 meters, adorned with gardens from all directions (120,000 meters), and includes 12 exhibition halls, covering periods from prehistoric times to the end of the Roman era in Egypt.
The Grand Egyptian Museum project was recently awarded the international “Edge Advance” certification for certified green buildings by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group institution, as one of the Middle East's and Africa's first green museums.
This came after achieving energy conservation standards, the use of clean energy in construction, the installation of solar cells, and natural lighting and ventilation systems.
The Grand Egyptian Museum received eight ISO certificates in the fields of energy, occupational health and safety, environment and quality, as well as the award for the best project in the field of green construction.
It also received a gold certificate for green building and sustainability, according to the Egyptian Green Pyramid System, from the National Center for Housing and Building Research, ,making it one of the best Egypt Tours for visiting by tourists.
Dr. Zahi Hawass, former Minister of Antiquities, said in a statement that the GEM building has a unique engineering design, modern exhibition halls, and restoration laboratories that are among the largest in the world, and is designed to receive thousands of tourists every day.
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) contains more than 60,000 artifacts dating back to the “pre-dynastic era,” the period before ancient Egyptian history, through the ancient, medieval, and modern eras, then the Greek and Roman periods. The massive statue of King Ramses II, which was relocated from its well-known Cairo square, Ramses Square, to the Grand Egyptian Museum's headquarters 20 years ago, is housed in the museum foyer.
Next is the Great Staircase, a 24 meter high by 64 meter long structure. There are sixty antiquities scattered around the Great Staircase's platforms, some of which weigh as much as 38 tons. These items include sculptures, columns, and gates. Occupying 7,000 square meters of the GEM's 40,000 square meter exhibition area are the relics of King Tutankhamun, which were found in his tomb on the West Bank of Luxor in 1922 by British scientist Howard Carter.
The entire 5,389-item collection of Tutankhamun is on display in one place for the first time. When Tutankhamun's items from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir and the Luxor institution were transferred to the new museum in 2019, he was eager to put this vision into action as the institution's president from 2014 to 2019.
In 2002, Egypt announced an international design competition and laid the foundation stone for the project.
In 2003, Heneghan Peng Architects won the competition and was contracted to design the museum and complete its architectural plans.
The museum features a striking triangular façade.
Upon entering, visitors pass through a beautifully designed entrance decorated with alabaster and ancient hieroglyphs, which leads to the main hall where the impressive statue of King Ramses II stands as a welcoming monument.
The Grand Egyptian Museum stands as an essential attraction which provides visitors with a memorable experience that functions as an ideal half day Cairo tour for families and couples and historical explorers who wish to discover Egyptian attractions.
