Tutankhamun, Finally Together
Howard Carter's 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's intact tomb produced roughly 5,000 objects, from the solid gold death mask to furniture, chariots, and jewellery — far more than the old museum could ever display at once. The Grand Egyptian Museum exhibits the collection as a single, chronological journey through the burial, with several pieces going on public display for the first time since they were found.
Beyond the Boy King
The museum's other galleries span predynastic Egypt through the Greco-Roman period, and one of its most striking pieces has nothing to do with Tutankhamun at all: a full-sized cedar solar boat built for the pharaoh Khufu around 2500 BC, moved here from its original site beside the Great Pyramid.
Visiting Tips
Tickets are timed and best booked online in advance, especially for peak season. The museum is large enough to need a genuine half-day at minimum, and most visitors pair it with a same-day trip to the Giza plateau, a few minutes away by car.
