Your first look inside the Grand Egyptian Museum—home to 100,000 artifacts🏛️

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00:00After 20 years in the making, the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is finally set to open its doors.

00:05Here's what you can expect.

00:06The Archaeological Museum, which spans more than 5 million square feet,

00:10has been slowly opening since late 2024.

00:12Already, visitors can see upwards of 100,000 ancient treasures,

00:16including statues of kings and queens and even royal mummies.

00:18On July 3rd, the last exhibit, dedicated to King Tut, one of Egypt's best-known pharaohs,

00:23will open, featuring his famous golden sarcophagi, a funerary mask,

00:26and more than 5,000 other items found in his tomb, some of which have never been displayed before.

00:31As if that wasn't enough, the museum offers unobstructed views of the 4,600-year-old Pyramids of Giza.