Egyptian Museum in Cairo unveiled after 1st phase of renovation

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Egyptian Museum in Cairo unveiled after 1st phase of renovation

STORY: Egyptian Museum in Cairo unveiled after 1st phase of renovation DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:00 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of the Egyptian Museum 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ALI ABDEL HALIM, EMC director general STORYLINE: After more than three years of renovation, Egypt has announced the completion of the first development phase of the iconic Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC). Entitled "Transforming the Egyptian Museum of Cairo," the EMC development project that began in 2019 was funded with a grant of 3 million euros from the European Union. The renovation involved enhancing and renewing the museum display system including the lighting and showcases of some of the gallery rooms and halls. The project was carried out through collaboration between an Egyptian archaeological committee and a consortium of five major European museums: the Louvre Museum in Paris, the British Museum in London, the Egyptian Museum in Italy's Turin, the Egyptian Muse

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