Showing posts with label Grand Egyptian Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grand Egyptian Museum. Show all posts

Friday, October 31, 2025

Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build; The Guardian, October 31, 2025

  and agencies , The Guardian; Egypt’s vast $1bn museum to open in Cairo after two-decade build


[Kip Currier: Money quotes from this article for anyone working in cultural heritage institutions, i.e. libraries, archives, and museums:] 

"Ahmed Ghoneim, the museum’s CEO, told reporters that the halls have advanced technology and feature multimedia presentations, including mixed-reality shows, to merge its timeless heritage with 21st-century creativity for new generations.

We’re using the language that gen Z uses,” he said. “Gen Z doesn’t use the labels that we read as old people and would rather use technology.”"