The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), also known as the Giza Museum, described as the largest archaeological museum in the world. The Grand Egyptian Museum located near the Giza pyramids on the out skirts of Cairo, the museum dedicated to a single civilization will showcase more than 100,000 objects, including a 3,200-year-old pink-granite colossal statues of King Ramses II and every single item found in Tutankhamun`s tomb, many of them have never been on public display.
The museum is under construction and is scheduled to open in 2020. The museum is sited on 50 hectares (120 acres) of land approximately two kilometers from the Giza pyramids and is part of a new master plan for the plateau.
The design for the Grand Egyptian Museum was reached as a result of an international architectural competition initiated by the Ministry of Culture on January 7th, 2002. The competition was under the patronage of the UNESCO and supervised by the UIA. The competition was won by the company Heneghan Peng from Dublin, Ireland, winning 250,000 dollars. Second place was awarded to Coop Himmelblau.
The museum complex furnishes all its visitors with a uniquely enjoyable, educational, and cultural experience.
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