Egypt's PM Inspects Progress of Grand Egyptian Museum

On Saturday, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly conducted an inspection tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum project at Giza. He was accompanied by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany

He was briefed on the project’s recent construction work and the development of the surrounding areas.

The prime minister stressed that all preemptive measures against the coronavirus must be applied in all sites of the project, with full adherence to sterilization measures  so that workers are protected.

The museum itself is made up of two main blocks, Anany said, namely the museum building on the left on an area of 92,623 square meters and the conference center on the right on an area of 40,609 square meters,connected by the entrance hall where the statue of King Ramses II is located.

The conference center will consist of a large multi-use hall for conferences and theater, and a 3D film theater with a capacity of 500 inpiduals, in addition to rest areas and a garden for VIP visitors, a cultural center containing ten classes, two halls for lectures and another hall for computers.

The project’s supervisor Atef Moftah said that engineering  work is over 97 percent complete, and construction has been completed at 100 percent.