Two halls are dedicated to the 5,000 artefacts from the collection of King Tutankhamun.
Cairo is set to open the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum that Egypt hopes will celebrate the nation’s heritage and also revitalize its struggling economy and tourism sector.
It described the museum opening as “an exceptional event in the history of human culture and civilization”.
Massive statues and historical artefacts from the country’s ancient civilization will be on display across the 24,000 square metres (258,000 square feet) of permanent exhibition space. Two decades in the making, the museum is located near the Giza Pyramids on the edge of Cairo.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi wrote on social media that the museum will bring “together the genius of ancient Egyptians and the creativity of modern Egyptians, enhancing the world culture and art with a new landmark that will attract all those who cherish civilisation and knowledge”.
