Grand Egyptian Museum

Museum located in Giza, Egypt
Organization museum_building Q2583681
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Grand Egyptian Museum

Summary

Grand Egyptian Museum is a museum building[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of museum_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Grand Egyptian Museum is located in Giza Governorate[3].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's instance of is recorded as museum building[5].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's instance of is recorded as archaeological museum[6].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's architect is recorded as Heneghan Peng[7].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's architect is recorded as Roisin Heneghan[8].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's chief executive officer is recorded as Gihane Zaki[9].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's main building contractor is recorded as Orascom Construction Industries[10].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum took place at Giza[11].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's Commons category is recorded as Grand Egyptian Museum[12].
  • 2025 marks the founding of Grand Egyptian Museum[13].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.993611, 'lon': 31.119722}[14].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's structural engineer is recorded as Arup[15].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Giza Plateau[16].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's significant event is recorded as foundation stone laying ceremony[17].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's official website is recorded as https://gem.eg/[18].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's official website is recorded as https://gem.eg/ar/[19].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's topic's main category is recorded as Q141613614[20].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's email address is recorded as mailto:gemcc@gem.gov.eg[21].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's email address is recorded as mailto:administration@gem.gov.eg[22].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's phone number is recorded as +20-2-33776893[23].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'المتحف المصري الكبير'}[24].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grand Egyptian Museum'}[25].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's date of official opening is recorded as November 1, 2025[26].
  • Grand Egyptian Museum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'المتحف المصري الكبير'}[27].

Body

Founding

2025 marks the founding of Grand Egyptian Museum[13].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'المتحف المصري الكبير'}[24] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grand Egyptian Museum'}[25].

Leadership

Grand Egyptian Museum's chief executive officer is recorded as Gihane Zaki[9].

Why It Matters

Grand Egyptian Museum ranks in the top 3% of museum_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved . english.ahram.org.eg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gem.gov.eg. gem.gov.eg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . gem.gov.eg. gem.gov.eg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . gem.gov.eg. gem.gov.eg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . nationalgeographic.com. nationalgeographic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ~2026-47070-62 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4d ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Q141613614
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  3. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 47
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  4. 4w ago · Yousef Kemet · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Museum located in Giza, Egypt
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  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 22w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "GrandEgyptianMuseum::qfcb9"]
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