Tutankhamun will 'inhabit' a new museum
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REFORMA Group
Cairo, Egypt (June 14, 2025) - 1:00 PM
King Tutankhamun's golden funerary mask will be moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Credit: Khaled Desouki / AFP
In total, 32,000 objects have already been moved from the Egyptian Museum's storage and exhibition halls to the GEM. Credit: AFP
Cairo's ancient Egyptian Museum will replace the King Tutankhamun collection. Credit: Khaled Desouki / AFP
After more than a century on display at Cairo's Ancient Egyptian Museum, the famous mask of Tutankhamun and other treasures will now be part of the collection of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which opens on July 3 near the Giza pyramids.
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