Grand Egyptian Museum
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM; Arabic: المتحف المصرى الكبير al-Matḥaf al-Maṣriyy al-Kabīr), also known as the Giza Museum, is an archaeological museum under construction in Giza, Egypt, about 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Giza pyramid complex. The Museum will host over 100,000 artifacts from ancient Egyptian civilization, including the complete Tutankhamun collection, and many pieces will be displayed for the first time. With 81,000 m2 (872,000 sq ft) of floor space, it will be the world's largest archeological museum. It is being built as part of a new master plan for the Giza Plateau, known as "Giza 2030".
| Grand Egyptian Museum | |
|---|---|
المتحف المصرى الكبير | |
| General information | |
| Type | Museum |
| Architectural style | Pharaonic (Egyptian) |
| Location | Giza, Greater Cairo |
| Country | Egypt |
| Construction started | 12 March 2012 |
| Completed | February 2023 |
| Opened | 6 February 2023 (limited access) |
| Cost | $1 billion |
| Client | Ministry of Antiquities |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 490,000 square metres (5,300,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Heneghan Peng |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
| Services engineer | Buro Happold |
| Main contractor | Orascom Construction/BESIX |
| Website | |
| visit-gem | |
The GEM will also host permanent exhibition galleries, temporary exhibitions, special exhibitions, children museum, and virtual and large format screens with a total floor area of 32,000 m2.
The museum was built by a joint venture of the Belgian BESIX Group and the Egyptian Orascom Construction.
The original estimated completion date was 2013, and past estimates of the opening date have varied. In July 2023, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities said that he "anticipates" the opening to be between October 2023 and February 2024.