US presidential tourism envoy visits Grand Egyptian Museum

Ahram Online , Friday 15 May 2026

US Special Presidential Envoy for Tourism Nick Adams visited the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the US Embassy in Cairo said in a statement on Friday.

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The visit, the statement said, highlighted the enduring ties between the US and Egypt and the power of culture to bring people together, affirming that Egypt’s extraordinary heritage is meeting a bold vision for the future of tourism.

Inaugurated in November 2025, the GEM is the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilisation: ancient Egypt.

Located near the iconic Pyramids of Giza, the museum displays thousands of priceless artefacts, including the entire collection of more than 5,000 pieces from the tomb of Tutankhamun, shown together for the first time in a single hall.

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