When it opens, Egypt’s new billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum is already set to be the world’s largest archaeological museum and the largest museum dedicated to a single civilization. However, Egyptian officials are hoping to sprinkle the lead-up to the museum’s grand opening with some publicity derived from a few other “firsts.” The Egypt Independent reports […]
Four new Saudi cultural heritage museums set to open around the kingdom
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has announced the completion of four new Saudi history and heritage museums to be opened around the kingdom in 2020. These will be the first of 13 new cultural museums slated to be established in Saudi Arabia as part of the country’s National Transformation Program 2020. […]
Oman’s historical economic ties to China on display at two-day conference in Muscat
It is no secret that China is expanding its influence around the world, including in Africa and the Middle East. And with China’s recent Belt and Road Initiative, the focus on strengthening ties between Asia’s largest economy and smaller, resource-rich countries around the globe is also growing. In this vein, Oman’s National Records and Archives […]
The Grand Egyptian Museum
Bottom Line Up Front: Unconfirmed reports suggest that a grand opening ceremony could take place some time in or around October, 2020. Some of the GEM’s rooms, halls, and facilities may remain unfinished until 2021, while the main parts of the museum are opened up following the official ceremony in what may be termed another […]
New mummy discovery lifts hopes for boosting Luxor tourism
A new, extensive, and well-preserved collection of mummies discovered in southern Egypt near Luxor has both archaeologists and tourism officials buzzing with excitement. The cache of 30 mummies encased in colourfully painted wooden sarcophagi is believed to be over 3000 years old and is the largest discovery of mummies in over 100 years. An all-Egyptian […]
7,000-year-old settlement in Egypt dwarfs the age of the pyramids
Archaeologists working in northern Egypt near Tel el Samara have uncovered evidence of a civilization that pre-dates the world-famous pyramids of Giza by at least 2,500 years. As EgyptTravelBlog.com notes, knowledge of some type of ancient settlement in the area is not new, but confirmation of the archaeological site’s extraordinary age is a more recent […]
