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OCTOBER October: The tenth session of the Egyptian-Lebanese Joint Higher Committee. NOVEMBER 1 November (Saturday): The official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. 3 November (Monday): S&P Global to release PMI data for September. 9-11 November (Sunday-Tuesday): The sixth edition of the TransMEA 2025 forum and exhibition, Egypt International Exhibition Center. 10 November (Monday): Capmas […]
Three days away from the grand opening
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, today we are very proud to launch the first issue of our four-part weekly special series, Unveiling the GEM. We often take for granted the vast amount of treasures that sit right at our doorstep and it takes a global cultural event like the opening of the world’s largest museum […]
Out of the storeroom
Some 33 years ago, a triggering remark rekindled the dream of the Grand Egyptian Museum. In 1992, former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni was visiting France when an Italian artist asked him, “What will you do with that storeroom you have?” Hosni replied quickly, “We will build the largest museum in the world.” His answer wasn’t […]
From blueprint to landmark: Orascom Construction and BESIX on engineering a new wonder of Egypt
The construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum is an engineering miracle in itself, one that draws deeply from the spirit of ancient Egyptian civilization. We spoke with two of the builders of the GEM, George Kyrillos, Orascom Construction’s Project Director of the GEM, and Joris De Kinder, Project Director and Country Manager at BESIX. Together, […]
The minds behind the GEM’s landscape and architectural narrative
When the GEM opens its doors next week, visitors will experience far more than a collection of artifacts. They will walk through a carefully orchestrated journey that begins long before they enter the building — one that literally connects the ancient Nile floodplain to the Giza Plateau, and metaphorically links the world of the living […]
Reclaiming the narrative
The opening of the GEM marks an important cultural milestone that can fundamentally reshape the landscape of Egyptology, tourism, and national heritage. EnterpriseAM spoke to three internationally renowned Egyptologists to get their take on what the long-awaited opening means to them and what they hope to see transpire as this new chapter in Egypt’s cultural […]