Archaeological official: The Grand Museum is the largest cultural edifice that Egypt has presented to the world in the 21st century
The Director General of Restoration and Transport of Antiquities at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Issa Zidan, confirmed that the trial opening, which includes the main exhibition halls of the Grand Egyptian Museum “Tomorrow”, is an important event given that the museum is the largest in the world and is considered the largest cultural edifice it offers. Egypt in the 21st century for the whole world.
Zidan said in an intervention to the “Cairo” channel: News today, Tuesday, “The museum, which is located on an area of 117 acres, includes parts for displaying artifacts and parts for the commercial area, and an important part is added for the trial operation of the main exhibition halls that start from the pre-dynastic era, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the New Kingdom, and the Greek, Roman, and late eras, for the purpose of identifying… Any obstacles that may occur during the full opening, to provide an integrated tourism service at the highest level befitting this cultural edifice.”
He added that the entire treasures of King Tutankhamun will be displayed for the first time in the museum. The Grand Egyptian Museum, which allocated two of the best exhibition halls for its antiquities and more than 5,368 pieces, the most important of which are the mask, the throne chair, some jewelry, ornaments, textiles, and clothing for the first time, in addition to some artifacts from the ancient Egyptian civilization that will enrich the museum display with this huge amount. Among the exhibits.
The Director of Restoration at the Grand Egyptian Museum indicated that a museum specializing in King Khufu’s funerary boats and gilded shrines has been built, and it is one of the best quality museums equipped with the best modern technology. For the first time, the first and second boats will be displayed in a unique experience.
He explained that among the difficulties faced in the process of transporting some antiquities whose weight exceeded 40 tons in some cases, as well as transporting gilded tubs for berries Ankh Amun, pointing out that with Egyptian efforts we were able to transport it to the museum’s exhibition halls, and transport King Khufu’s boat as one piece.
