In October 2024, the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza opened 12 rooms to the public for the first time on an experimental basis, in anticipation of a future definitive opening. The long-awaited announcement has finally arrived: the museum will fully open to the public on July 3, 2025, including the new Tutankhamun Gallery designed by the German studio Atelier Brückner. Located near the Pyramids of Giza, the museum will house the world's largest archaeological collection, with more than 100,000 artefacts spanning the various periods of ancient Egyptian history, from the Old Kingdom to the Greco-Roman period. Initially, access was limited to 4,000 visitors per day in order to identify potential operational and overcrowding issues, though a daily attendance of up to 15,000 is expected once fully open.
The world's largest archaeological museum will open this year: opening date revealed
In preparation for almost a decade, the Grand Egyptian Museum has already opened 12 rooms on a trial basis. Finally, the official opening date has been revealed: 3 July 2025.

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- Ilaria Bonvicini
- 13 June 2025
The collections presented in the trial phase are organized chronologically and by dynasty, focusing on themes such as society, religion, and governance in ancient Egypt. However, the highlight of the complete opening will be the “Elite of the King” gallery – showcasing statues of royal family members – along with the colossal statue of King Ramses II placed in the museum’s atrium in 2006, and the much-anticipated Tutankhamun Gallery on the second floor of the GEM, one of the most ambitious and awaited museographic projects of recent decades.
For the first time, the entire funerary collection of the boy king will be displayed in its entirety, within an immersive and narrative exhibition that enhances the unique qualities of each artefact. Spanning 7,500 square meters, the gallery is structured across two monumental wings, which will host approximately 5,600 objects from the tomb discovered in 1922 – over 3,000 of which have never been shown publicly. The design transforms the visit into a scenographic and spatial journey, following a dramaturgy that guides visitors through Tutankhamun’s life and passage to the afterlife, culminating in a full-scale multimedia reconstruction of his tomb.
Atelier Brückner’s museographic approach centers the artefacts and their narratives, guided by a “form follows content” philosophy that allows their specific historical and material qualities to emerge in a coherent and holistic way. But the studio’s role extends well beyond this gallery: Atelier Brückner also designed key public areas of the museum, including the atrium with the monumental statue of Ramses II, the Grand Staircase, and the Children’s Museum, reflecting a unified vision for a contemporary museum that “looks to the past with an eye on the present.”
Opening image: The undisputed highlight: the world-famous golden mask of Tutankhamun. Photo: Kenneth Garrett