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Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza opened its Eternal Sun light and sound show on 1 November 2026, celebrating a year since the museum's inauguration. The production uses music and illuminated displays on the museum's walls to recount stories from Egyptian civilisation, and it is scheduled for a six-month run after sunset each evening.
The museum was inaugurated on 1 November 2025 and opened fully to the public on 4 November that year. It stands on the Giza plateau, about two kilometres from the Pyramids, and is described as the world's largest archaeological museum dedicated to one civilisation. The vast building brings together the complete collection of King Tutankhamun, for the first time since the discovery of his tomb in 1922.
Around five million people have visited the museum since its opening, chief executive Ahmed Ghoneim said, and he forecast that the total number of Egyptian and foreign visitors would exceed five million by the end of the year. The museum houses nearly 50,000 artefacts in a building that cost about one billion dollars to create, and it has become a global cultural destination in its first year.
The museum also won the Paestum Award in Italy on 30 October 2026 for protecting antiquities and encouraging cultural cooperation across the Mediterranean. The museum's chief executive accepted the honour at the 28th Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism in Paestum. The award gives international recognition to the museum's work in its first year.
Anniversary events, which last until the end of 2026, include Eternal Sun, an interactive sound-and-light show that traces periods of Egyptian history through projections on the museum's walls and architectural spaces. Creative director Amr Abdel Nasser said the aim was to show international audiences that Egypt continues to tell its history in new ways through the latest technology. Galleries open daily from 9am to 6pm, and until 9pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Source: The World Insiders
