Egypt inaugurates the world's biggest museum
發佈日期: 2025-11-02 22:07
TVB News
An extavagant ceremony was held to mark the inauguration of the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum.
Two decades in the making, the opening ceremony of the Grand Eyptian Museum was a spectacular occasion.
As an orchestra played fanfares, lines of actors dressed in ancient Egyptian garb arrayed around the museum, the pyramids and the Sphinx.
Hundreds of drones created a light show in the sky, depicting well-known Egyptian gods like Isis and Osiris and the pyramids.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, which was attended by a number of European and Arab royals as well as other presidents and prime ministers, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi called on attendees to "make this museum a platform for dialogue, a destination for knowledge, a forum for humanity, and a beacon for all who love life and believe in the value of humankind."
The museum is one of several megaprojects championed by el-Sissi since he took office in 2014.
Since then, the Egyptian government has made huge investments in infrastructure.
This, with the aim of reviving a stagnating economy weakened by the unrest following the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
The museum replaces the Egyptian Museum, housed in building more than a century old in downtown Cairo.
The museum, while was renowned for its elegant Neo-Classical style, had become antiquated and was often compared to a warehouse, overpacked with artifacts with little explanation.
Touted as the world's biggest museum dedicated to a single ancient civilisation, the new building, in contemporary style is a stark contrast.
Its large, open halls give space for some 50,000 artifacts on display, along with virtual reality exhibits.
It displays the entire collection of treasures from the tomb of the famed King Tutankhamun for the first time since its discovery in 1922.
The new museum is expected to attract 5 million visitors annually.
