Egypt has inaugurated the first phase of renovations on the venerable Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, giving the collection a facelift after many of its objects were relocated to other museums around the country.
The building in Cairo’s Tahrir Square first opened in 1902 and has long ranked as one of the world’s greatest museums, with its vast displays of Pharaonic artefacts that stretch over 3,000 years of history.
Egypt hopes to grow its tourism industry by 25 per cent to 30 per cent a year, Tourism Minister Ahmed Issa said at the inauguration ceremony.
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