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The History of Egypt Podcast

The Grand Egyptian Museum is Open! Now what?

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

History, Society & Culture

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In this mini episode, I explain the history and significance of the new complex (why does Egypt need a billion-dollar museum?) and discuss what will happen to Cairo's other major institutions. We also have an episode about the lesser-known "gems" of the GEM. See that and the video version of this episode at my YouTube channel: Dominic Perry Ancient Egypt https://www.youtube.com/@dominicperryae Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:02.5

Let's get started, shall we?

0:04.5

From rags to riches.

0:05.8

I'm so sick of this.

0:07.0

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:09.1

Yorkshire to New York.

0:10.7

Or climbers, you and me.

0:12.4

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:14.4

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:16.9

A woman of substance on Channel 4.

0:19.1

Stream now.

0:20.6

Howdy folks? Dominic here.

0:22.4

As promised in the recent news from the field episode, we're doing a deep dive on the new

0:26.7

Grand Egyptian Museum. We explore the history of the institution, why Egypt needed a new

0:32.7

and massive museum, and what happens to the other displays in Cairo, like the old museum in Tahrir Square?

0:40.4

If you'd like to see the video version of this, you can find that on my YouTube channel,

0:44.2

Dominic Perry, Ancient Egypt, where we also have a second video exploring some of the famous

0:50.2

treasures and the overlooked gems of the gem.

0:54.5

There'll be a link in the episode description if you'd like to see them on YouTube.

0:58.4

Now then, on with the show.

1:00.6

The Grand Egyptian Museum is open.

1:03.7

What's so special about this billion dollar mega project?

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