Inside the Grand Egyptian Museum: A Complete Visitor's Guide
The largest archaeological museum in the world finally has its full Tutankhamun galleries open. Here is how to see it properly in a single day.
The Grand Egyptian Museum sits on the desert plateau within sight of the pyramids, and it is enormous — so enormous that a first visit without a plan usually ends in a blur of granite and exhaustion.
Start at the Grand Staircase
The six-storey staircase is not a corridor between galleries; it is a gallery. Royal statuary is arranged chronologically as you climb, ending with a framed window onto the Giza plateau itself.
The Tutankhamun galleries
For the first time, the entire Tutankhamun collection is displayed together — more than five thousand objects, many never shown publicly before. Budget two hours here alone.
Practical notes
Arrive at opening. Buy tickets online. Wear shoes you can walk five kilometres in, because you will.
