ARQUEOLOGÍA
Apertura del Gran Museo Egipcio programada para fines de 2021
September 22, 2021 - El Gran Museo Egipcio, catalogado como el museo más grande del mundo dedicado a una sola civilización, abrirá a fines de año en las afueras de El Cairo. Exhibirá cerca de 100.000 artefactos antiguos, incluyendo la colección completa de Tutankamón.
The 60,000-square-metre building has been built on a plot of nearly 500,000 square metres, about two kilometres from the Giza Pyramids plateau, according to The National.
It has been in the works since a worldwide architectural competition was announced in 2002.
But completion has had several delays because of political and economic instability after the 2011 revolution, and travel and tourism challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The venue is slated to open in late 2021.