NEWS ABOUT THE GEM
28 April 2024 – The Egypt Travel Channel: April 2024 Updates on the Grand Egyptian Museum
10 April 2024 – Global Design News: Heneghan Peng Architects complete world’s largest museum building
01 April 2024 – Daily News Egypt: Tourism Minister inspects Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza Pyramids
20 February 2024 – Construction Briefing: Advanced Green Building award for Grand Egyptian Museum
03 February 2024 – Egypt Today: Grand Egyptian Museum project nears completion as Prime Minister conducts inspection
25 December 2023 – Financial Times: Treasures of ancient Egypt set to draw crowds at new Cairo museum
08 November 2023 – Architectural Digest: Everything We Know About the Billion Dollar Grand Egyptian Museum
23 October 2023 – Global Construction Review: Previewing the Grand Egyptian Museum
29 May 2023 – The Egypt Travel Channel: May/June 2023 GEM Updates
20 May 2023 – Ahram Online: 50% of major artefacts installed at Grand Egyptian Museum
17 May 2023 – Egypt Today: Grand Egyptian Museum to organize its first-ever GEM Family Weekend event
13 April 2023 – Ahram Online: Ramses II colossus safe and sound at Grand Egyptian Museum after heavy rain
28 February 2023 – Ahram Online: Testing the GEM
25 February 2023 – Egypt Independent: Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors for visits before official opening
01 January 2023 – Arab News: How the Grand Egyptian Museum aims to reclaim the country’s ancient past
20 December 2022 – Egyptian Streets: Fatma Said and Nader Abbassi to Perform in Grand Egyptian Museum’s First Public Event
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