
An ancient Egyptian statue of the 18th dynasty king Amenhotep III (1400-1353 BC) and the deity Ra-Herakhty is pictured along the Grand Staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza on October 15, 2024.

A picture shows on October 15, 2024, ancient Egyptian colossal statues along the Grand Staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial Operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

This picture shows on October 15, 2024, a man standing at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

A picture shows on October 15, 2024, the ancient Egyptian colossal statues along the Grand Staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial Operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

A picture shows on October 15, 2024, a child and a man at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial Operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

A picture shows on October 15, 2024, ancient Egyptian colossal statues at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial Operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

This picture shows on October 15, 2024, visitors walking past ancient Egyptian colossal statues along the Grand Staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

A picture shows on October 15, 2024, an employee fixing a piece at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

A picture shows on October 15, 2024, ancient Egyptian colossal statues along the Grand Staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial Operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP

A picture shows on October 15, 2024 an ancient Egyptian colossal statue at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during the trial Operation of the Grand Egyptian Museum. AFP