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Fourth International Tutankhamun GEM Conference

On 5th May 2018, again scholars gathered for the Fourth International Tutankhamun GEM Conference held at the Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel. Over three consecutive days conservators and archaeologist from Egypt and around the world met and presented recent …

Traces of Egypt

The GEM presented its first contemporary art exhibition, Traces of Egypt, by renowned Egyptian-German interdisciplinary artist Susan Hefuna. The exhibition was a celebration of the Egyptian applique tradition, the Khayamiya, which dates back centuries. …

GEM Woodworking Workshops

Children and young adults took part in immersive woodworking workshops at the GEM, where they learnt ancient Egyptian techniques that still influence modern craftsmanship.

Fifth International Tutankhamun GEM Conference

‘Iconography’ was the subject of the Fifth International Tutankhamun GEM Conference held on the 4th and 5th May 2019. The annual conference continued to gain huge international momentum with the largest number of participants from Egypt and around the w…

GEM Summer Programme 2023

The Grand Egyptian Museum held its first-ever Children Summer Programme, giving your child a chance to learn about the ancient Egyptian civilisation, and how to merge it with modern knowledge and technology. The workshops were designed to ignite childre…

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Latest Progress at the Grand Egyptian Museum

GEM held two successful simulations this week. A simulation was run to test the process for transferring the first King Khufu boat from its current location south of the Great Pyramid at the Giza Plateau to the Grand Egyptian Museum, where a museum, cal…

Grand Egyptian Museum Receives the Inner Middle Shrine of King Tutankhamun

A month after receiving and placing the fourth shrine of Tutankhamun in its display case in the galleries dedicated the boy king’s treasures, the third shrine of Tutankhamun arrived at GEM. The Shrine was transported from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, in …