The largest in history and contains 100,000 artifacts

The Grand Egyptian Museum .. Ramses II welcomes visitors

• The museum will include about 100,000 artifacts.

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The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the UAE, Sherif Al-Badawi, explained that the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is scheduled to take place in the last quarter of this year, will be one of the important events in the world, pointing out that the whole world is in anticipation of the day of its opening, since the work began. In it, given the importance of the museum, which aims to preserve heritage and promote tourism, which represents an important source of national income in Egypt.

from his side; During the symposium organized by the office virtually via the Zoom application, the cultural attaché of the Egyptian Cultural Office in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Mohamed Badry, explained that the Grand Egyptian Museum will be the largest archaeological museum in the world, and will include about 100,000 antiques, in addition to a 3D cinema, and a dedicated museum. For children, it will also contain the entire collection of treasures of King Tutankhamun on an area of ​​more than 7000 square meters, noting that the statue of Ramses II, weighing 83 tons, was one of the first treasures that were transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum, and it is expected that the museum will receive about 15 thousand visitors per day, or more than five million visitors annually.

In his intervention, the President of Helwan University, Dr. Maged Negm, touched on the beginning of thinking about establishing the Grand Egyptian Museum, which has become a necessity in light of the successive archaeological discoveries in Egypt and the discovery of many artifacts. At the same time, the Egyptian Museum, which is located in Tahrir Square, was at the heart of The capital, Cairo, is crowded with many antiquities displayed to the public, along with many pieces in the museum’s stores, so it was necessary to go to establish the new museum.

The President of Helwan University indicated that the Grand Egyptian Museum, for which a distinguished location was chosen near the Pyramids of Giza, and extends over an area of ​​117 acres, will be a center of civilizational radiation and not only a museum to display artifacts, as it includes besides galleries and artifacts, research centers, Including, for example, a center for biotechnology research to discover and treat fungi that infect artifacts, it will also contain a library, specialized research laboratories, places of entertainment such as 3D cinema, restaurants and entertainment venues, and shops selling tourist souvenirs. Pointing out that the museum will attract tourists from everywhere, and thus increase the number of tourist nights in a way that supports the tourism sector, which is one of the most important sources of Egyptian national income.

According to what has been announced so far about the museum, the visitor’s path to the place will begin with seeing the Obelisk Square, which displays the first hanging obelisk in the world, and in front of it the majestic facade of the museum will see the “Pyramids Wall” with a width of 600 meters and a height of 45 meters, from which the visitor enters the building, which consists of two main blocks , They are the museum building, and here Ramses II stands, welcoming visitors, and includes many halls, most notably King Tutankhamun’s Hall, which includes the king’s treasures combined for the first time, a library of rare books and antiquities stores.

And the conference building, which includes a three-dimensional hall, a cultural center, a main restaurant plaza, a commercial walkway and shops.

As for the outer courtyards, it includes the Museum of the Sun Boat, a group of restaurants, and many gardens.

King's collectibles

The Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest in Egypt and the world, and its capacity reaches about five million visitors a year, and includes nearly 100,000 artifacts, and one of the museum’s most prominent holdings is the King Tutankhamun collection, which will be displayed for the first time in full in a private hall. It is expected that the King's possessions will be displayed and organized during the month of September, so that the hall will be completely ready, and will contain about 5,300 antiques.

As for the main exhibition hall, which covers an area of ​​22,000 square metres, it is scheduled to house more than 12,000 artifacts.

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