Tutankhamun is waiting. Will Europe return Egypt’s stolen treasures?

With Egypt having built a world-class museum, the question of why its iconic treasures still should remain abroad becomes more pressing

On November 1, 2025, Egypt officially inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a billion-dollar cultural project located on the Giza Plateau, just meters from the Pyramids. Spanning nearly 500,000 square meters, the GEM is being touted as the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization.