Shafaqna English- After 20 years in the making, the billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the largest archaeological museum in the world, opened on Saturday (01 Nov 2025).
High-ranking Arab officials in attendance were led by Saudi Minister of Culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah, who was joined by Crown Prince Theyazin of Oman and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi opened the museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase for pharaonic treasures, saying that its inauguration opened “a new chapter in history” for the country.
“Today, as we celebrate together the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, we are writing a new chapter in the history of the present and the future, in the cause of this ancient homeland,” El-Sisi told a gathering of princes, queens, heads of state and other dignitaries at a ceremony in the museum’s square.
Sources: Arab News