Grand Egyptian Museum set for a very grand opening
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Egypt is preparing to inaugurate its new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in an official ceremony after multiple delays. Construction began in 2005, and the museum entered a partial trial opening phase in 2024. The official inauguration, originally scheduled for July 3, 2025, was postponed to the last quarter of the year due to regional conflicts.
For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director told NBC News.
BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a news report from China Daily: The Nile River, eternal and majestic, carves its path through endless desert landscapes before surrendering to the Mediterranean in North Egypt. Along its fertile black banks ...
Hatshepsut is the second documented woman to assume the title of Pharaoh in Egypt, a title usually reserved for men. By some accounts, she had to wear a fake beard to better fit the traditional image. Despite the traditional patriarchal structure of ...