The Grand Egyptian Museum: a museum beside the pyramids

The Grand Egyptian Museum stands about two kilometres from the Giza Pyramid complex. It was officially opened on 1 November 2025 and is described as the largest museum in the world for a single civilisation, with galleries that cover seven millennia of Egyptian history. The museum occupies a site of about 500,000 square metres.

A grand staircase and a colossal king

A grand staircase, which rises about 50 metres and displays more than 60 artefacts, is lined with statues of ancient rulers and leads to an upper level that frames a view of the Giza pyramids. In the Grand Hall stands an 11-metre statue of Ramesses II, which was moved in 2006 from Ramses Square in central Cairo and placed in the hall in 2018.

Tutankhamun’s tomb

The museum presents objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun, which was discovered in 1922 by the British archaeologist Howard Carter.

A long road to opening

According to published chronologies, the idea of a new museum near the pyramids was proposed in 1992, the foundation stone was laid in 2002 and construction began in 2005. A trial run of part of the galleries began in October 2024, and the museum was officially opened on 1 November 2025.