Grand Egyptian Museum: Hidden Gems of Egypt

If you’re coming to Egypt, then you’re making a pilgrimage, to the Egyptian Museum. The building’s been around since 1897. And thousands of people come every day. And they come to see some of the more than 100,000 well-known artifacts that have called the museum home for over 100 years.But in a land filled with history dating back to prehistoric times, archaeologists are uncovering new relics all the time. Not only is there no room to display them—there’s not even room to restore them…and these treasures have been locked away… untouched for years.That’s about to change…The Grand Egyptian Museum or "GEM," for short, has been under construction since 2012…at a cost of a whopping $1.1 billion.The state-of-the-art, interactive facility is expected to be complete in 2020, but in this video you will see that I got a sneak peek of some of what will be on display.