Egypt’s Min. of Tourism & Antiquities convenes with GEM’s officials

CAIRO – 25 January 2021:  Egypt’s Minister of Tourism & Antiquities Khaled el-Enany, convened with General Supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum and the surrounding area Atef Moftah, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziry and Assistant Minister for Archaeological Affairs at the Grand Egyptian Museum Al-Tayeb Abbas, , to follow up on the progress of work in the museum’s display scenario.

Head of The Museums Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities Moamen Othman, Director General of Executive Affairs for Restoration and Transfer of Antiquities at the Museum Issa Zidan and Director General of Restoration Affairs at the Museum Hussein Kamal also attended the meeting.

During the meeting, they discussed the progress of work in the galleries of King Tutankhamun and the Grand Staircase, the erecting the statues of King Senusret in their final display position in the museum, in addition to other archaeological works.

The meeting also discussed displaying heavy artifacts in the second phase of the museum, which includes the main galleries of the museum, which will display artifacts from prehistoric times until the Greco-Roman era, as 549 artifacts have been transferred and restored, and 186 others are being installed.

This is in addition to the discussing the progress in contracting the coalition that will provide and operate the museum’s services.

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities emphasized the necessity of completing work and preparing them on time, overcoming all obstacles, and full coordination between all concerned parties.

Enany also expressed his satisfaction with the results of the display scenario in the galleries of King Tutankhamun and the Grand Staircase.

Enany also chaired the meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, at the museum’s headquarters in Fustat.

The meeting discussed many important issues, including the adoption of the proposal for the organizational structure of the museum board, and the approval of the plan of the museum board with UNESCO for a period of two years.