President affirms Grand Egyptian Museum opening must reflect nation’s status without burdening state budget

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 - 01:12 GMT

Egypt is gearing up to officially open the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, which will host over 100,000 artifacts. The grand opening will feature a multi-day ceremony.

Egypt prepares for befitting multi-day ceremony for Grand Egyptian Museum opening in July

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 - 12:47 GMT

During a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Tourism Sherif Fathy, Managing Director of United Media Services (UMS) Tarek Makhlouf, and UMS board member Mohamed El Saadi on Wednesday, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi checked on the preparations for the ceremony.