The Great Egyptian Museum is looking to collaborate abroad.

"We certainly want to increase the cooperation with other museums and research centers, not only in Italy but all over the world, we want to collaborate with restorers and Egyptologists and put the hub at the service of the world cultural that the Great Egyptian Museum represents": thus the director and CEO of the largest Egyptian museum on the planet, Ahmed Ghoneim answers questions from some foreign journalists summoned for a 'special visit' on the reports that the Gem intends to entertain with other countries custodians of a certain number of vestiges of Egyptian history, first of all the Egyptian Turin. Some palpitations had caused a paternity post yesterday uncertain spread on social media demanding the return of "all" the Egyptian finds scattered around the world "with the collaboration with UNESCO", coincidentally from today directed by a Egyptian, Khaled el-Enany. Egypt has long been working to "bring home" some important pieces of his past, including including the Rosetta Stone, which the British Museum houses in London for over 200 years, and others have successfully returned to homeland. It would be another thing to empty every other Egyptian collection, a subject of study and research in many countries around the world. Ghoneim says that this aspect "does not concern the museum", and insists on the the fact that the scientific, restoration and study laboratories The flagship of the Gem are available to all researchers. A concept reiterated by the director of conservation, Hussein Kemal. "Recently, we have focused on the inauguration and preparation of exhibition spaces. But international partnerships are important and we are interested in them", he said. "So far we have not established relationships with museums international. But we hope to develop these partnerships because they will be beneficial for both parties, and it is It is important to have a network with the main museums." Five days after the pharaonic inauguration, the museum It is full of visitors, many foreigners but also many Egyptians, mostly young people, some wearing flags and other symbols national. There is no doubt that tourism, says Ghoneim, will be able to repay current expenses with a large induced effect. Perhaps not the cost of building the Gem, which amounted to 1.2 billions but, he says, investment capital is another what. The income is there anyway, the rent of the many shops and restaurants inside the museum (too many according to some), Tickets and hotel and restaurant expenses. For those nostalgic the old Egyptian museum in the square will remain open Tahrir. Meanwhile, Egypt receives the nomination of el-Enany to UNESCO: 54 years, Egyptologist and former Egyptian Minister for Culture and antiquities from 2016 to 2022, was chosen by a large majority from the Member States to succeed the French Audrey Azoulay as general manager during the general conference of UNESCO in Samarkand. He will take office on November 15, becoming the first representative of an Arab state and the second African to lead the organization. A victory diplomatic for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's Egypt, after the worldwide resonance of the museum's inauguration.