GEM
New discoveries to be announced soon: Antiquities Minister
Egypt
June 30, 2018
New discoveries to be announced soon: Antiquities Minister
Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anany announced that the next period will witness substantial discoveries and openings. In his first statement…
Investigations still under way into Grand Egyptian Museum’s fire
Egypt
April 30, 2018
Investigations still under way into Grand Egyptian Museum’s fire
Investigations into the cause of the fire which erupted at the construction site of Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in…
Egypt’s museums: What visitors expect of the ‘GEM,’ Part II
Archaeology
March 14, 2012
Egypt’s museums: What visitors expect of the ‘GEM,’ Part II
On a Sunday afternoon, the garden of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square is quiet. The only people on the…
Egypt’s Museums: A look into the ‘GEM,’ Part I
Archaeology
February 16, 2012
Egypt’s Museums: A look into the ‘GEM,’ Part I
On 10 January, almost 20 years since the idea was first conceived, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali announced that the…