Egypt is building a $1-billion mega-museum. Will it bring Egyptology home?
Miryam Naddaf | Nature | 22nd May 2024
After decades of construction, the Grand Egyptian Museum is (mostly) open. It is immense. Its conservation centre, similarly huge, will prioritise study of Tutankhamun’s treasures, 70% of which have never been properly analysed. Some hope the museum will help “reclaim a national narrative of Egyptology”, long dominated by academics from abroad. And the objects? “Ancient Egyptian art is so exquisite … so in line with our ideas of beauty that [properly displayed] the effect is dazzling.”