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Egypt museum offers live experience to see restorers as they assemble Khufu's second solar boat

A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on display Tuesday in the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall while being ...

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s boat is being reassembled in public at the Grand Egyptian Museum

A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh is being assembled in full view at the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall.
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My first day alone in Egypt 24 hours in Cairo

I spent 24 hours in Cairo, Egypt for the very first time – and it was an adventure I’ll never forget! 🇪🇬 In this Cairo ...
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Museums should ask questions. But does Cairo’s new Grand Egyptian project provoke too many?

There are few cultural projects that have so perfectly captured both a nation’s ambition and its inertia as the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Two decades in the making, more than $1bn (€870m) spent and ...
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Grand Egyptian Museum has grand opening after 3 decades and more than $1 billion

Cairo — Egypt's government hosted dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries on Saturday as it held an official opening ceremony for the Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion project decades in the ...
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With pharaoh-like fanfare, Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilization

CAIRO (AP) — In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a ...
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After two decades, Grand Egyptian Museum opens

CAIRO — After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt’s ...