The Grand Egyptian Museum Fully Opens, Completing Giza’s New Cultural Landmark

Grand Egyptian Museum, April 2024. Image © Tamer A Soliman via ShutterstockThe Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo will open to the public on November 1, 2025, completing a project that has been in development for more than two decades. Designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, the museum is located on the Giza Plateau, approximately two kilometers from the Pyramids of Giza, and occupies a 500,000-square-meter site positioned between the edge of Cairo and the desert. Conceived as a new cultura