GIZA, Egypt — Yes, it’s true. You can finally get into the massive and fabled billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum — if you’re lucky enough to score soft opening tickets. Keep reading, and I’ll tell you how to try.
It’s been 20 years since construction began on the Grand Egyptian Museum, planned to be a massive compendium of the best ancient artifacts in Egypt.
And history lovers have held their collective breath ever since. And held it. And held it, as one delay after another slowed the project, including the 2011 Arab Spring and, most recently, the pandemic.
