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Arts & Culture
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Music
3/31/2023 6:34:31 PM
The famed Egyptian composer and pianist Omar Khairat will perform at the Grand Egyptian Museum in May and at the foot of the Sphinx in June.
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Egypt
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Tourism
3/17/2023 3:23:56 PM
In a special Travel Issue,Time Magazine selected the Great Pyramids of Giza and the nearby historic sites in the Saqqara Necropolis as one of the World’s Greatest Places to visit in 2023
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Antiquities
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Museums
3/8/2023 11:06:58 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum started on Wednesday to offer a limited number of guided tours in the areas that were handed over to Legacy Development and Management, both a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Holding and the company entrusted with operating the services in the museum complex.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
2/12/2023 11:36:19 AM
The pioneering Japanese Egyptologist Sakuji Yoshimura – who is supervising the restoration of Khufu’s Second Sun Boat for the Grand Egyptian Museum – was honoured Tuesday with a certificate of appreciation by the country’s ambassador.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/7/2023 8:28:34 PM
Egypt is a convenient and inexpensive option for those looking for a warm but less-expensive holiday or even retirement destination.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
1/21/2023 2:44:00 PM
Just days prior to conducting the United Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert featuring soprano Fatma Said at the new Grand Egyptian Museum, renowned Egyptian maestro Nader Abbassi talks about his rich journey in music
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Arts & Culture
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Music
1/18/2023 5:11:12 PM
Ahram Online highlights a selection of do-not-miss events this week (18 - 24 January) in Cairo.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/15/2022 9:43:23 PM
The internationally renowned Egyptian soprano, accompanied by the United Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Nader Abbassi, will be the first female singer to perform at the new Grand Egyptian Museum.
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/30/2022 1:26:37 PM
New York-based travel website and magazine Travel + Leisure has recommended Egypt’s Cairo and the Nile River among the 50 best cultural places to visit in 2023.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/16/2022 9:20:23 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will host limited events and group visits to some areas in the GEM complex to test site readiness and the visitor experience ahead of an operational trial phase that will be announced in due course.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
10/25/2022 7:22:00 PM
The Rosetta Stone, the basis for our understanding of ancient Egypt, is an important part of Egyptian identity and must be returned to Egypt, writes Zahi Hawass
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Antiquities
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Museums
7/9/2022 1:53:27 PM
A few months after receiving the fourth, third and second shrines of Tutankhamun, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received the first and biggest shrine and placed it in its permanent location at the boy king’s gallery.
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Antiquities
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Museums
5/16/2022 6:08:54 PM
Architectural work at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is scheduled for completion by the end of June and interior finishes by the end of September, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Monday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
3/1/2022 10:14:49 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum, the first eco-friendly museum in Egypt, is being readied for its grand opening with the arrival of gigantic ancient Egyptian colossi
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/28/2022 6:14:47 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received on Monday a collection of gigantic colossi from the Egyptian museum in Tahrir that includes a pair of statues of the Ancient Egyptian gods Amun-Re and Mut, a red granite column of king Ramses II, a limestone statue of the goddess Isis holding her son — Horus — along with other gigantic artefacts.
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/25/2022 8:03:33 PM
In an attempt to transform the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) into Egypt’s first eco-friendly museum, several services are now being reviewed to make sure it meets the required standards for sustainability in its environmental, economic and cultural dimensions.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
2/19/2022 4:51:00 PM
Work at the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Pyramids Plateau is in full swing in order to meet the deadline for its inauguration.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/20/2021 6:24:53 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has received a collection of 23 artefacts, including large stone reliefs, transported from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir and Saqqara and Ismailia archaeological sites.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/12/2021 1:30:00 PM
As preparations continue for the opening of the new Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt should continue to press for the return of irreplaceable artefacts from museums abroad.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/11/2021 2:43:42 PM
A few months after receiving the fourth and third shrines of Tutankhamun, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received the second shrine and placed it in its permanent location at the boy king’s gallery.
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