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Egypt Unveils $1 Billion Grand Museum

Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum

The government hopes the museum will play a central role in reviving an Egyptian economy battered by debt and inflation.

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Grand Egyptian Museum opens after decades of delays

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Egypt officially opens grand museum near pyramids

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With pharaoh-fanfare, Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilization

Egypt has inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum, the centerpiece of an effort to boost tourism and the country’s troubled economy.

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Egypt unveils the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization

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Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time

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More than $1 billion and two decades later, the Grand Egyptian Museum is — finally — ready to share its treasures

It is a project of such significance to the country’s tourism-centric economy that the government has declared a public holiday to mark its inauguration.

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Egypt opens grand museum in lavish, pharaonic ceremony

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Egypt to Open Grand Egyptian Museum With Strong National Partnerships

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Egypt opens vast museum by the Pyramids dedicated to ancient civilization

Grand Egyptian Museum costs around $1 billion, houses over 57,000 artifacts chronicling Egypt’s history - Anadolu Ajansı

Inside the $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum as 50,000 artifacts go on display from Tutankhamun to Khufu’s solar boat

The building, as big as Vatican City with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and is finally set to formally open in November, Maira Butt writes