Grand Egyptian Museum
A vast museum beside the Giza pyramids, home to the complete Tutankhamun collection.
The Grand Egyptian Museum stands on the edge of the desert plateau about two kilometres from the Pyramids of Giza. It is widely described as the largest archaeological museum in the world given over to one civilization, and it holds a collection of more than 100,000 objects that trace ancient Egypt from prehistoric times through the Greco-Roman period.
The building was designed by the Dublin-based practice Heneghan Peng, which won an international competition for the project. Its long, angled translucent stone facade lines up with sightlines toward the pyramids. Inside, visitors pass from a huge atrium, watched over by a colossal statue of Ramesses II, up a six-storey Grand Staircase lined with royal statues, and on to a set of chronologically arranged galleries.
After years of construction delays the museum let limited numbers of visitors into its main galleries in a trial opening in October 2024, and it was formally inaugurated on 1 November 2025. Its centrepiece is the complete burial treasure of Tutankhamun, displayed together for the first time. The complex also houses Khufu's boats, a children's museum, a large conservation centre, gardens, and conference and education facilities.
Highlights
- The complete Tutankhamun treasure, shown together for the first time
- Colossal statue of Ramesses II in the Grand Hall
- Six-storey Grand Staircase lined with royal statues
- Khufu's ancient boats in their own museum
- Views toward the Giza pyramids from the building
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