The Egyptian Museum Surpasses the Louvre: Details of Its Entry into the Guinness World Records

A Comparison Between the Egyptian Museum and the Louvre

                           

The Egyptian Museum Surpasses the Louvre: Details of Its Entry into the Guinness World Records

The Grand Egyptian Museum, scheduled to open on Saturday, is expected to enter the Guinness World Records thanks to the sheer number of artifacts it houses, compared to other museums worldwide, as well as its unique and enormous size.

Several experts in the fields of archaeology and tourism predict that the new museum will join the Guinness World Records within the first few months of its opening, and may even set several other records, each individually, especially given its unique blend of modernity and historical significance. 

In this context, archaeologist Ismail Abdel Latif explains that the Grand Egyptian Museum currently houses approximately 105,000 artifacts from the Pharaonic era and other periods. This number is the largest in the world at present, rivaling even the largest and oldest museums.

Compared to the Louvre

In an exclusive statement to Sky News Arabia, Abdel Latif added that the Louvre Museum in France houses approximately 380,000 works of art and artifacts, but only about 38,000 are on display. The Grand Egyptian Museum, on the other hand, will display up to 100,000 pieces, placing it at the forefront.

According to the archaeological expert, this is coupled with the Egyptian Museum's vast area of ​​approximately 490,000 square meters and its immense diversity, encompassing artifacts from prehistoric times through the various Pharaonic periods to the end of Roman rule in Egypt. In comparison, the Louvre Museum in Paris covers half that area, at 210,000 square meters.

For his part, Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Hassan, an expert and technical advisor at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, stated that the Grand Egyptian Museum is well-positioned to enter the Guinness World Records. He explained that, in addition to the number of artifacts on display and its enormous size, it will attract huge numbers of tourists.

He added that the museum alone is expected to attract around 5 million tourists annually, a figure equivalent to the number of visitors to all of Egypt's museums combined each year, bringing the total to approximately 10 million tourists annually visiting the Pharaonic monuments. 

For his part, Dr. Ahmed Abdel Hamid, an Egyptologist at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, stated that the Grand Egyptian Museum's entry into the Guinness World Records is virtually guaranteed. If not due to the sheer number of exhibits, which rivals any other museum, then certainly due to its unique collection.