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Estimated opening: Late-2023

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01 November 2022 – Middle East Travel & Tourism: Egypt advocate protests inside the British Museum to launch new campaign to return the Rosetta Stone to Egypt

25 April 2022 – EgyptTravelBlog.com: New night lighting goes live at the GEM

17 April 2022 – Daily News Egypt: Prime Minister says Egypt is keen on quickly completing GEM

01 March 2022 – The Art Newspaper: GEM in Cairo ‘99%’ ready as contractor promises ‘theatrical’ Tutankhamun gallery

28 Feb 2022 – Egypt Independent: The GEM receives 13 additional huge artifacts

15 November 2021 – Egypt Today: GEM receives 68 more ancient artifacts

15 October 2021 – EgyptTravelBlog: Possible dates for GEM Opening revealed

13 September 2021 – Egypt Independent: GEM to open with 10-day festival and debut of Opera Tutankhamun

01 September 2021 – Egypt Independent: More of King Tut’s possessions now at GEM

13 August 2021 – The Maritime Executive: GEM to display 4,600 year old ship

08 August 2021 – Global Times: Ancient pharaonic boat taken to Egypt’s grand new museum

08 August 2021 – Egyptian Streets: Pharaoh Khufu’s boat transferred to the GEM

05 July 2021 – Egypt SIS: Prime Minister tours Grand Egyptian Museum

20 May 2021 – GlobeTrender: GEM opening will inspire archaeological tourism

28 March 2021 – Egypt Today: 105 showcases allocated for King Tut artifacts in the GEM

08 March 2021 – Egypt Independent: Tourism minister visits GEM

05 March 2021 – Egypt Independent: Consortium wins operation of services in GEM

15 December 2020 – Construction Week: Grand Egyptian Museum’s construction challenges

30 November 2020 – Daily News Egypt: GEM obtains ISO certification for environment, quality management

19 November 2020 – Egypt Today: Egypt’s tourism & antiquities minister convenes with directors of archaeological institutes in Cairo

14 November 2020 – Egypt Independent: Preparations for GEM’s opening ceremony 90% complete

20 September 2020 – Arab News: Grand Egyptian Museum receives 2,000 artifacts

07 August 2020 – The Art Newspaper: Behind the scenes of the giant $1bn project

05 April 2020 – SBS Australia: Tut’s Treasures: Hidden Secrets (video)

19 March 2020 – Egypt Today: 36 heavy artifacts placed on GEM grand staircase

17 March 2020 – Egypt Today: Despite bad weather, work resumes in GEM

01 January 2020 – Egypt Independent: Antiquities Minister reveals GEM ticket prices

01 January 2020 – Daily News Egypt: GEM to open in Q4 of 2020

31 December 2019 – Egyptian Streets: Grand Egyptian Museum to open end of 2020, ticket prices initially announced

15 December 2019 – Middle East Travel & Tourism: The GEM… What do we know and when will it open?

09 December 2019 – Egypt Today: More astonishing artifacts transferred to GEM

01 December 2019 – Al Ahram: Discovery network to produce videos to promote Grand Egyptian Museum

31 OCTOBER 2019 – Egypt Travel Blog: The Grand Egyptian Museum (podcast episode)

01 OCTOBER 2019 – Egypt Independent: Grand Egyptian Museum receives 331 artifacts, including 42 that belonged to King Tut

30 SEPTEMBER 2019 – Egypt Today: GEM receives a total of 49,797 antiquities

09 AUGUST 2019 – CNN Travel: A ‘secret’ tour inside the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum

17 APRIL 2019 – The Telegraph: An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Egypt’s new £600m Giza Museum

28 JANUARY 2019 – Egypt Daily News: Grand Egyptian Museum revives tourism even before official inauguration

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