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Egypt's long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum will finally have its lavish inauguration on Saturday.
With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel on authorities' efforts to overhaul the country's vital tourism industry.
With a panoramic view of the Giza pyramids plateau, the GEM houses thousands of artifacts spanning more than 5,000 years of Egyptian antiquity at a whopping cost of over $1 billion.
More than two decades in the making, the ultra-modern museum anticipates five million visitors annually, with never-before-seen relics on display.
In the run-up to the grand opening, Egyptian media and official statements have hailed the "historic moment," describing the museum as "Egypt's gift to the world" and a "new chapter in the history of Egyptian civilization."
Preparations for the much-delayed inauguration have been shrouded in secrecy.
Authorities have not named the dignitaries expected to attend, but have promised "kings, princes, heads of state and government leaders."
Organizers have also been tight-lipped on the new display for the iconic gold mask of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Starting Tuesday, the museum will be open to regular visitors who can view 4,500 of about 5,000 funerary objects previously scattered across the country, including at the colonial-era Egyptian Museum in central Cairo.
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