Egypt
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 2:03 pmEgypt
the Grand Egyptian Museum
It’s no wonder that Cairo’s Egyptian Museum is running out of space. According to the museum director, 160,000 of the best exhibits — including mummies, royal furniture and statues of the builders of the pyramids — are on display, but another 100,000 remain in storage, while others are still housed at original excavation sites and are at risk of looting.
Construction of a bigger, 480,000 square metre building, the Grand Egyptian Museum, is underway and is due to partially open in May 2018. Aside from thousands of new exhibits and displays, visitors will be able to view the iconic Great Pyramid of Giza through a glass wall gallery
the Grand Egyptian Museum
It’s no wonder that Cairo’s Egyptian Museum is running out of space. According to the museum director, 160,000 of the best exhibits — including mummies, royal furniture and statues of the builders of the pyramids — are on display, but another 100,000 remain in storage, while others are still housed at original excavation sites and are at risk of looting.
Construction of a bigger, 480,000 square metre building, the Grand Egyptian Museum, is underway and is due to partially open in May 2018. Aside from thousands of new exhibits and displays, visitors will be able to view the iconic Great Pyramid of Giza through a glass wall gallery