Grand Egyptian Museum

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM; Arabic: المتحف المصري الكبير al-Matḥaf al-Miṣriyy al-Kabir) is an archaeological and national museum in Giza, Egypt, the largest museum in the world for a single civilization^[7][8] and for the Egyptian civilization. It is located about two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Giza Pyramid Complex.

The museum was announced in 1992,^[9] actual construction began in 2005,^[10] and it was fully completed in 2023^[11] at a cost of $1 billion.^[12] The official opening will take place on November 1, 2025.^[13]

The museum houses a collection of the most valuable Egyptian artifacts ever from various periods of the Egyptian civilization, from the Predynastic Period to Coptic Egypt, with an estimated total of over 100,000 artifacts,^[14] including at least 20,000 that will be displayed for the first time ever, including the complete King Tutankhamun collection comprising 5,398 pieces.^[15] The Tut collection is on display in a 7,500 m² section of the museum.^[16] Rare pieces that have been restored will be displayed for the first time, such as the second solar ship of Khufu,^[17] the restoration of which cost $5 million, the collection of Queen Hetepheres (mother of King Khufu),^[18] and the collection of Yuya and Thuyu (parents of Queen Tiye).

The museum extends over a total area of 500,000 m^2[19][20] (5,381,955 sq ft), with a built-up area of 167,000 m^2[21] (1,797,573 sq ft) and floor area of 81,000 m^2[22] (872,000 sq ft). It will also host permanent exhibition galleries, temporary exhibitions, special exhibitions, a children’s museum, and virtual and large-format screens with a total floor area of 32,000 m² (344,445 sq ft).

The museum was built by a joint venture of the Belgian BESIX Group and the Egyptian Orascom Construction.^[23]