Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, chaired the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Grand Egyptian Museum Authority at the museum's headquarters in Remaya Square in Giza, during which the amended financial statements and amended final account of the museum authority for the 2024-2025 fiscal year were approved, in the presence of members of the Central Auditing Organization and members of the museum's financial and administrative affairs department.
The meeting also approved a proposal to lower the maximum age for those eligible for student ticket prices for visiting the museum to 24 years, starting January 1, 2026.
The latest developments in the executive status of the museum project were also reviewed, along with some works related to preparations for the opening ceremony, in addition to some updates on the provision of specialized services at the museum's Conservation Center. The amended organizational structure of the museum authority was also approved in light of the decisions of the Central Agency for Organization and Administration in this regard. The board also approved concluding a cooperation protocol between the museum authority and the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency for joint cooperation in environmental conservation.
It is worth noting that, in light of preparations for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum scheduled for November 1, the museum will be temporarily closed from October 15 to November 4, 2025, in addition to the closure of the King Tutankhamun hall at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir as of October 20, to complete the transfer of the last artifacts of the golden king Tut to the Grand Egyptian Museum, where they will be displayed together for the first time in a single dedicated hall.
