Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) stands about 2 km from the Pyramids of Giza and fully opened in 2025. It shows Tutankhamun's complete treasure of over 5,000 objects; book timed tickets online and allow at least half a day.

No museum in the world devoted to a single civilisation is bigger than the Grand Egyptian Museum. It sits on the edge of the desert roughly 2 km from the Pyramids of Giza, with a glass and stone frontage angled towards them.

The star exhibit is Tutankhamun's complete treasure, displayed together for the first time: more than 5,000 objects, among them the gold mask, the chariots and the gilded shrines. A colossal statue of Ramses II fills the atrium, and the Grand Staircase, lined with statues of kings and gods, climbs to a window framing the Pyramids.

The museum is also home to Khufu's solar boat, a 4,500-year-old cedarwood vessel recovered from a pit beside the Great Pyramid.

What to see

• The Tutankhamun galleries
• The colossal Ramses II in the atrium
• The Grand Staircase and its Pyramid view
• The Khufu boat museum
• The main galleries, arranged by period from prehistory to Roman Egypt

Visiting

• Opening hours: daily, usually from 9 am into the evening
• Tickets: book timed tickets online in advance; some galleries need a separate ticket
• Time needed: half a day at least
• Getting there: private car, Uber, or a transfer combined with the Pyramids; see GEM by car with driver
• Nearby: Giza Plateau, Marriott Mena House