CAIRO: The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday and attracted around 18,000 visitors, underscoring widespread enthusiasm to explore Egypt’s newest cultural and archaeological landmark. Fittingly, GEM opened on a historic date, marking 103 years since the legendary discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb on Nov. 4, 1922. The largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization, GEM is located around 2 km from the Giza Pyramids and covers a total of 490,000 sq. meters.

After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors to the public on Tuesday.

CAIRO: The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday and attracted around 18,000 visitors, underscoring widespread enthusiasm to explore Egypt’s newest…