Not all time capsules live up to expectations. For Smithtown, Long Island’s 350th birthday in 2015, officials clad in ...
With a libretto drawing on ancient texts like The Book of the Dead and a hypnotic, atmospheric score, Akhnaten portrays a ...
A 2,000-year-old shipwreck found off the coast of Alexandria is offering a rare look into ancient Egypt’s elite watercraft, ...
Divers have uncovered an ancient pleasure barge near the now-submerged island of Antirhodos, in Egypt. The Greek philosopher Strabo wrote about these pleasure boats when he visited Antirhodos from 29 ...
Scheduled for 5 December, the concert marks Said’s return to the GEM just weeks after its opening. Said was, in fact, the first Egyptian singer to perform at this renowned venue, long before its ...
The Grand Egyptian Museum is a monumental showcase for all 5,000 of King Tut’s treasures—and a symbol of a nation that has reclaimed its past. A 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses the Great dominates the ...
After two decades and an estimated cost of $1bn, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, just a few days after the official opening ceremony on Saturday. Regarded as ...
World leaders, including monarchs and heads of state, have attended the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. The long-delayed GEM houses more than 50,000 artifacts that show what life ...
The $1 billion project faced repeated setbacks. CAIRO -- Egypt on Saturday held a glittering ceremony attended by European and Arab royals and presidents to mark the long-awaited full opening of the ...
Egypt opened the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Saturday in a lavish, spectacle laden ceremony, which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said was "a new chapter in the history of the ...
Cairo — Egypt's government hosted dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries on Saturday as it held an official opening ceremony for the Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion project decades in the ...
A trove of golden treasures and antiquities detailing life in ancient Egypt will go on public display at Cairo's record-breaking new museum. Located in the shadow of the pyramids, the Grand Egyptian ...