After delays, new mega-museum set to open in 2020

(24 Dec 2018) On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are labouring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of the pharaohs. The Grand Egyptian Museum has been under construction for well over a decade and is intended to showcase Egypt’s ancient treasures while drawing tourists to help fund its future development. But the project has been subject to repeated delays, with a “soft opening“ planned for next year scrapped in favor of a more triumphant inauguration in 2020.