Grand Egyptian Museum
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The Grand Egyptian Museum is a major archaeological museum complex near the Giza Pyramids that will house the world’s largest collection of artifacts from ancient Egypt, including the complete Tutankhamun collection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Egyptian Museum canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological museum
ⓘ
museum complex ⓘ |
| architect |
Ove Arup & Partners
ⓘ
surface form:
Arup
Buro Happold ⓘ Heneghan Peng Architects ⓘ |
| city | Giza ⓘ |
| collectionType |
ancient Egyptian artifacts
ⓘ
archaeological artifacts ⓘ |
| constructionStart | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| designCompetition |
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Egyptian Museum Architectural Competition
|
| designCompetitionYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 480000 square meters ⓘ |
| groundbreakingDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
King Tutankhamun funerary objects
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian jewelry ⓘ ancient Egyptian papyri ⓘ pharaonic statues ⓘ sarcophagi ⓘ statue of Ramses II ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tutankhamun galleries
ⓘ
conference center ⓘ conservation center ⓘ education center ⓘ exhibition halls ⓘ library ⓘ restaurant ⓘ retail area ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza
ⓘ
Giza Governorate ⓘ Greater Cairo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
|
| nearbyAttraction |
Great Pyramid of Giza
ⓘ
Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ Pyramid of Khafre ⓘ Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| notableCollection |
tomb of Tutankhamun
ⓘ
surface form:
Tutankhamun collection
|
| openingStatus | not fully opened to the public as of 2024 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt
|
| ownedBy |
Egyptian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Egypt
|
| purpose |
preservation of ancient Egyptian heritage
ⓘ
public display of ancient Egyptian artifacts ⓘ research and education ⓘ |
| region | Greater Cairo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| status | near completion ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.