American magazine: Satellite images monitor the tremendous progress in the giant project for the Grand Egyptian Museum site
Newsweek magazine highlighted The American newspaper shed light on the size of the giant project for the Grand Egyptian Museum site in an article published today, Wednesday, two days before the global opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is receiving widespread attention in the international media, noting that satellite images showed the great progress that has been made at the museum site before the official opening scheduled for the first of next November.
Newsweek explained that the museum, which is considered the largest in the world dedicated to a single civilization, embodies Egypt’s ambition to restore its position on the global tourism map, after years of political and economic challenges.
And it began.
And it began. Work on the project began in 2005, while the museum entered the trial opening phase in 2024, and was scheduled to officially open in July 2025, but the date was postponed to the last quarter of the year due to regional developments. The magazine noted that the museum enjoys direct patronage from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who confirmed that “the Grand Museum represents a qualitative leap in the world of museums, not only in Egypt, but globally,” noting that it includes the largest archaeological collection dedicated to the Pharaonic civilization.
The museum includes more than 100,000 artifacts covering the Pharaonic, Greek, and Roman eras, topped by the treasure of Tutankhamun, including his ceremonial chair. And its gilded cabin for storing canopic vessels.
The museum is located next to the Giza Pyramids on an area of 500 thousand square meters, and is distinguished by a modern museum display that integrates digital media and interactive technologies to provide a unique experience for visitors.
The magazine highlighted Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly’s statements that the Grand Museum is “Egypt’s gift to the world,” stressing that the heritage of ancient Egyptian civilization is considered a common human heritage according to the organization’s definitions. UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The magazine quoted the executive director of the museum, Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, saying that “the world will be dazzled by the opening,” noting that the museum’s architectural design makes it resemble the “fourth pyramid,” because of the prestige and integrated vision it reflects.
Newsweek magazine indicated that the project, which was completed with support from the Japanese government through loans and technical expertise, represents a basic pillar in Redevelopment of the Pyramids Plateau and its tourist surroundings.
A number of world leaders and international dignitaries are scheduled to participate in the opening ceremony, in an event that the magazine described as “a landmark moment that re-highlights the Egyptian heritage as one of the pillars of human civilization.”
