Members of the Organic Conservation Lab in the Grand Egyptian Museum Conservation Center are currently documenting and preparing for the mount of artifacts in preparation of the soft opening of the museum which is planned to take place in near future. The team has continued their work with Organic Japanese […]
The Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC Project) team has transported the last Chariot and Bed from the Egyptian Museum, El Tahrir to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on April 22,2018. The GEM-JC team members were commuting to the Tahrir Museum to document the Chariot and the Bed before […]
The team of the Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC Project) completed the transportation of King Tutankhamun’s 4th Chariot on 10th April 2018. The Chariot had been exhibited at Luxor Museum, which made the transportation team concerned about the timing of the transportation due to the sudden climate changes that […]
Since March, 2018, some members from the Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation team have gone to Luxor Museum to prepare for the transportation of the 4th Chariot of King Tutankhamun to the Grand Egyptian Museum. The Documentation team first checked the condition of the Chariot. Then they started scanning it […]
More analysis and diagnosis using X-ray radiography, electromagnetic radar, high spec digital microscope was carried out by the wall painting team and scientists of analysis and diagnosis team. In order to assess the internal structures by application of modern science and technology, X-ray radiography and digital microscopes were procured by […]
Press Release January 30th, 2018 (Tue) “Transportation of fragile and heavy wall paintings of Old Kingdom” The Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC Project), a joint project run by Grand Egyptian Museum, Ministry of Antiquities and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), had completed the transportation of 2 sets […]
We were’e very delighted to watch this historical moment when Ramses II statue was moved to its final display location at the entrance of GEM. we’d like to share with you some of the transportation footage. the following links show some of the media and news coverage of the event: […]
The first year of the project started just like yesterday. many different people from different specialties have been collaborating and working together to achieve no less than fantastic results. We are looking forward to continuing our work after the holidays and we wish you all a merry Christmas and happy […]
December 20 (Wed) Unpacking of objects While many people are watching the Tutankhamun’s chariot and textiles transported from the Egyptian Archaeology Museum and unpacked at GEM-CC. Egyptians and Japanese, everyone on the spot, concentrate on the boxes at the moment of opening them. Conservators check the condition of the object […]
Press Release -December 20, 2017 (Wed) “Another Transportation of Tutankhamun’s Chariot and Textiles completed” The Grand Egyptian Museum Joint Conservation Project (GEM-JC Project), a joint project run by Grand Egyptian Museum, Ministry of Antiquities and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), had completed the transportation of another chariot and 2 textile […]
