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The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry through its official Facebook page, announced the prices of tickets to enter and visit the available places of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) for Egyptians and foreigners, in addition to the museum’s working hours throughout the week.

Tickets can be booked through the museum’s official website.

Ticket prices for Egyptians

• Visitor: LE 350.
• Youth: LE 200.
• Student: LE 200.
• Seniors: LE 200.

Ticket prices for foreigners

• Visitor: LE 1200.
• Youth: LE 750.
• Student: LE 750.

The GEM contains large number of distinctive and unique artifacts, including the treasures of the golden king Tutankhamun, being displayed for the first time in full since the discovery of his tomb in November 1922.

The GEM also includes the collection of Queen Hetepheres, the mother of King Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and the Museum of King Khufu’s boats, in addition to various archaeological collections from the pre-dynastic era to the Greek and Roman eras.

The museum has places for cultural activities and events such as a children’s museum, an educational center, temporary exhibition halls, cinema, conference center, as well as many commercial areas that include shops, cafeterias and restaurants, in addition to gardens and parks.

The GEM is open to visitors all days of the week, from nine am to 10:00 pm.

Source: Egypt Independent