(15 Oct 2024)
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Cairo, Egypt – 15 October 2024
1. Various of statues on the Grand Staircase inside the Grand Egyptian Museum
2. Wide of Grand Hall inside museum
3. Tilt up of statue of Ramses II
4. Tourists taking photo
5. Guide talking to tourists
6. Various of Grand Hall
7. Tourists listening to guide
8. Tilt up of statue of Ramses II
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Al-Tayeb Abbas, assistant to the minister of antiquities:
"We are talking about the trial of opening the main galleries. These main galleries are over 18,800 square metres divided into 12 halls covering very important topics related to society, religion and beliefs of the ancient Egyptians in addition to royalism."
10. Travelling shot of Grand Staircase
11. Various of tourists taking photos
12. Tourists on escalator
13. Various of the Great Pyramids of Giza seen through window of museum
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Eissa Zidan, Director-General of the Preliminary Restoration and Antiquities Transfer at the Grand Egyptian Museum:
"The museum hosts distinct and unique things that are not available in any museum in the world, like the design of the hanging obelisk, the Grand Staircase, the large displays of a huge number of heavy artefacts, the museum of Khufu boats, the treasures of the Golden Pharoah Tutankhamun."
15. Various of artefacts on display in the main galleries
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Jorge Licano, tourist from Costa Rica:
"So far amazing. There is a lot of history, there are a lot of things that we are not aware of, especially coming from the other side of the world, and seeing everything here, learning from the locals has been great."
17. Various of visitors entering museum
18. Exterior of museum
STORYLINE:
The Grand Egyptian Museum will partially open its main galleries on Wednesday, including 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt, as part of a trial run, officials said Tuesday.
The museum, a mega-project near the famed Giza Pyramids which has cost well over $1 billion so far, will open the halls for 4,000 visitors as a trial run until the official opening date, which is yet to be announced, according to Al-Tayeb Abbas, assistant to the minister of antiquities.
The opening of the museum, which has been under construction for more than a decade, has been repeatedly delayed for various reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 100,000 artifacts of Egypt’s ancient treasures will be displayed in the world’s largest archaeological museum, according to the Egyptian state information website.
Abbas told the AP that the trial run starting Wednesday would help prepare for the full opening by providing a deeper understanding of issues related to operations such as identifying overcrowded areas across the museum.
The displays across the 12 halls tap into issues related to society, religion, and doctrine in ancient Egypt, he added.
All open-style halls have been classified by dynasty and historical order, and each will showcase at least 15,000 artifacts.
Parts of the site have already been open for limited tours since late 2022 to test visitors’ experience and the museum’s operational preparedness.
The grand staircase, six stories high and with a view of the pyramids, and the commercial area are open to the public, showcasing monuments and artifacts that include sarcophagi and statues.
Other parts of the museum, including the King Tutankhamun treasure collection, are set to open at later dates.
AP video shot by: Ahmed Hatem
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