After 20 years in the making, the billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo opened on Saturday. The GEM is the world's largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilisation, and showcases 50,000 artifacts, including the entire collection of treasures from the tomb of King Tutankhamun, many of which are displayed for the first time.
The president's office praised the GEM as “an exceptional event in the history of human culture and civilization,” and in a post on X, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi applauded the fact that the museum "brings together the genius of ancient Egyptians and the creativity of modern Egyptians".
The museum is expected to attract 5 mi
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