Egypt: the Grand Egyptian Museum, a year after opening

The Grand Egyptian Museum stands in Giza, about 2 km northwest of the Giza pyramid complex. Its official opening took place on 1 November 2025, after a trial opening in October 2024. It closed briefly from 15 October to 3 November 2025 and resumed visitors on 4 November.

The site covers about 500,000 square metres. It holds more than 100,000 artefacts, of which around 24,000 are on display across 12 galleries. The complete Tutankhamun collection, 5,398 pieces, occupies two halls, one of its main attractions.

For visitors, the museum changes the logic of an Egypt trip. Instead of seeing Tutankhamun's treasures in the old Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, and pyramids separately, you can plan a day in Giza that combines both. Book timed tickets through the museum's official channels, and avoid resellers; we could not confirm the ticket system from the sources we read.

How to go well: allow a full half day, visit early, and pair it with a quiet morning at the pyramids rather than the busiest hours. Check the official Egyptian tourism and museum sites for opening hours and entry rules, which change.