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Tutankhamun Gallery at the Grand Egyptian Museum: What Is on Show
This Tutankhamun Gallery Grand Egyptian Museum guide covers the 5,398 objects on show across about 7,000 m2, the hours, the ticket and how to pair the galleries with the pyramids. The galleries open daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, to 9:00 PM on Saturday and Wednesday, and entry comes with a general admission ticket.
Quick answer What is in the Tutankhamun Gallery and how do you see it?
The Tutankhamun Galleries hold 5,398 objects from the burial of King Tutankhamun, the complete set found by Howard Carter and his team, displayed together for the first time since the 1922 discovery. Entry is included in the general museum ticket, and the Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket is $35 per person. The galleries open daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, to 9:00 PM on Saturday and Wednesday.
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What is inside the Tutankhamun Gallery?
About 7,000 m2 of halls hold 5,398 objects from Tutankhamun's burial, organised around his life, death and beliefs about the afterlife.
The galleries walk you through the discovery of the tomb in 1922 and then through the objects themselves. Expect towering glass cases filled with chariots, the shrine that protected his mummified internal organs, and his mummified viscera, meaning the lungs, liver, stomach and intestines. The museum also shows all of the artefacts discovered by Howard Carter and his team in the tomb, so nothing from the find is missing from the display.
Gilded figures in the Tutankhamun gallery. Photo: Mohamed abdelzaher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The story the galleries tell
The Tutankhamun Gallery allows visitors to explore the young pharaoh's life, death, and beliefs about the afterlife. The route follows the sequence of the burial and the 1922 excavation, so you finish with a full picture of the find rather than a loose set of objects.
Is the Tutankhamun exhibition worth it?
Yes, because these galleries are the only place where the complete Tutankhamun collection, all 5,398 objects, stands together in one visit.
For anyone planning Grand Egyptian Museum tours, the Tutankhamun Galleries are the headline draw. No other museum shows the full set of Carter's finds. Pair them with the Grand Staircase, 6,000 square metres rising six stories, and the wider collection of some 100,000 artefacts, and the visit justifies a full day.
How to get the most from it
If you want context, take a guide. The museum's own group guided tour lasts about 2 hours, or you can book the Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour with an Egyptologist and the King Tut Collection at $25 per person for 3 to 5 hours. Self-guided visitors do fine too, since the displays tell the story in order.
| Option | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket | $35 per person | 1 day validity, self-guided |
| Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour with an Egyptologist and the King Tut Collection | $25 per person | 3 to 5 hours |
| Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids and Sphinx Tour with Lunch | $97 per person | 7 to 8 hours |
Sources: Grand Egyptian Museum, UNESCO.
What are the opening hours of the Tutankhamun Gallery?
The galleries open daily from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and stay open until 9:00 PM on Saturday and Wednesday.
There is no closed day. The museum lists opening hours for all seven days. Last entry is one hour before the galleries close, so about 5 PM on regular days and 8 PM on the late days.
Objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Tutankhamun galleries. Photo: Dr Korom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hours at a glance
Come early if you want quieter halls. The complex opens at 8:30 AM, before the galleries, and the museum also runs a sunrise tour daily from 6:30 to 8:30 AM by prior booking.
| Day | Complex | Galleries |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday | 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Saturday and Wednesday | 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM | 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM |
Source: Grand Egyptian Museum.
How much do tickets for the Tutankhamun Gallery cost?
There is no separate Tutankhamun ticket, because general admission already includes the Tutankhamun Galleries.
You buy on the official ticketing site tickets.gem.eg, which offers an Admission Ticket or a Guided Tour Ticket that is a group tour with other visitors, not private. Tickets are non-refundable after purchase, whatever the sales channel, and are valid only for the date and time booked, allow a single entry and carry the visitor's name.
Booking the Entry Ticket
The Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket costs $35 per person, is self-guided with 1 day validity and is non-refundable. Children under 6 and visitors with disabilities enter free every day of the week with valid ID, though children under six joining a guided tour still pay the tour difference.
| Ticket | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket | $35 per person | Self-guided, 1 day validity, non-refundable |
| Admission with a group guided tour on site | Not published | Booked on tickets.gem.eg, about 2 hours |
Sources: Grand Egyptian Museum, Grand Egyptian Museum.
Is King Tut still buried in his tomb?
The Grand Egyptian Museum shows the objects from his burial and his mummified internal organs, and the king's mummy is not among the objects on show.
The galleries display all of the artefacts Howard Carter and his team found in the tomb, including the shrine that protected his mummified internal organs and the viscera themselves: lungs, liver, stomach and intestines.
What that means for your day
Plan the Tutankhamun Gallery as a museum visit, not a tomb visit. The Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour with an Egyptologist and the King Tut Collection gives it 3 to 5 hours, and the Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids and Sphinx Tour with Lunch adds the pyramids and Sphinx in 7 to 8 hours.
Sources: Grand Egyptian Museum, Grand Egyptian Museum.
Is there a difference between the Egyptian Museum and the Grand Egyptian Museum?
Yes, the Grand Egyptian Museum is a new, much larger museum that shows all of the artefacts Howard Carter found in Tutankhamun's tomb together for the first time since the discovery.
The old Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo predates the GEM, which opened to the public after its official opening ceremony on 1 November 2025. The GEM holds some 100,000 artefacts and covers over 500,000 square metres at El Remayah Square on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road, at the edge of the Giza plateau.
Tutankhamun's gold funerary mask. Photo: Dawid Wdowczyk, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Why Tutankhamun fans should choose the GEM
At the Grand Egyptian Museum the Tutankhamun Gallery holds the complete collection, 5,398 objects under one roof, at the edge of the Giza plateau. No other museum shows the full set of Carter's finds.
Sources: UNESCO, Egypt State Information Service.
What are the rules inside the Tutankhamun Gallery?
Photography for personal use is allowed except in designated areas, where it is banned, and bags larger than 40 x 40 cm must go to the cloakroom.
Flash photography, tripods, selfie sticks, drones and live streaming are not permitted. Do not touch artefacts. No outside food or drink, smoking only outdoors, and children must be accompanied by an adult.
Before you queue
Corporate and travel agency bookings go to booking@gem.eg and school bookings to learning@gem.eg. The Eternal Sun immersive show runs after closing hours, its tickets do not include gallery admission, under-6s cannot attend and under-15s need an adult.
Source: Grand Egyptian Museum.
Tours That Fit
These options cover the Tutankhamun Galleries, and most add the pyramids on the same day.
Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour with an Egyptologist and the King Tut Collection
Only the museum, with your own Egyptologist: the Grand Staircase, the Tutankhamun galleries and the Khufu boat, then free time. Tickets only on the all-inclusive option.
- Category
- Guided museum visit
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation 24h
- Operator
- The Egyptian King
Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids and Sphinx Tour with Lunch
The day most visitors book: the pyramids and the Sphinx in the morning, two hours inside the museum, lunch, and both entry tickets already paid.
- Category
- Museum and pyramids day
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation 24h
- Operator
- OceanAir Travel
8-Hour Private Tour of the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Your own car and Egyptologist for the pyramids, the Sphinx and the museum, with lunch. The base price leaves out the entry tickets: budget about $81 all in.
- Category
- Museum and pyramids day
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation 24h
- Operator
- Pyramids Land Private Tours
Hurghada to Cairo by Bus: Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
The cheap way from Hurghada: a day on the bus across the desert, the pyramids, the Sphinx, lunch and two hours in the museum, back late the same night.
- Category
- Day trip from the Red Sea
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation 24h
- Operator
- Book Tour Egypt (BTE)
Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo by Flight: Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum
Fly up from Sharm in the morning, see the museum and the pyramids with every ticket paid, fly back at night. A 16 to 18-hour day, and you need the Cairo visa stamp.
- Category
- Day trip from the Red Sea
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation 24h
- Operator
- Book Tour Egypt
How do you visit the Tutankhamun Gallery from Cairo and beyond?
The museum stands at El Remayah Square on the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road at the edge of the Giza plateau, so you reach it on your own with an entry ticket or on a guided day from Cairo, Giza or the Red Sea.
The private museum tour runs 3 to 5 hours. The museum-and-pyramids days from Cairo and Giza run 7 to 10 hours. From Sharm El Sheikh, the flight day trip runs 16 to 18 hours and covers both.
Ways to do it
The table lists the price per person and the length of each option that visits the GEM, where admission includes the Tutankhamun Galleries. The 8-Hour Private Tour price excludes entrance fees. For the full comparison, browse Grand Egyptian Museum tours from Cairo.
| Tour | Price | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket | $35 per person | 1 day validity, self-guided |
| Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour with an Egyptologist and the King Tut Collection | $25 per person | 3 to 5 hours |
| Grand Egyptian Museum, Pyramids and Sphinx Tour with Lunch | $97 per person | 7 to 8 hours |
| 8-Hour Private Tour of the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum | $35 per person | 8 to 10 hours |
| Hurghada to Cairo by Bus: Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum | $49 per person | 1 day |
| Sharm El Sheikh to Cairo by Flight: Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum | $240 per person | 16 to 18 hours |
Source: Grand Egyptian Museum.
Tutankhamun Gallery FAQ
Where is Tutankhamun's treasure now?
The complete treasure, 5,398 objects, is displayed in the Tutankhamun Galleries at the Grand Egyptian Museum near Giza. Entry comes with the Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket.
Where will King Tut exhibit be in 2026?
The Tutankhamun collection stays at the Grand Egyptian Museum, which opened to the public after its official ceremony and shows the complete Carter find. Entry comes with the Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket.
Is King Tut still buried in his tomb?
The museum near Giza displays the burial objects and his mummified viscera, and the king's mummy is not among the objects on show. A Grand Egyptian Museum Private Tour explains the burial in order.
Is there a difference between the Egyptian Museum and the Grand Egyptian Museum?
Yes, the Grand Egyptian Museum is the new 500,000 square metre site at the Giza plateau edge where the full Tutankhamun collection is shown together for the first time. The Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour covers it and the plateau in one day.
Is the Tutankhamun exhibition worth it?
Yes, it is the only place showing all 5,398 objects found in the tomb, and entry comes with a normal admission ticket. The Grand Egyptian Museum and Pyramids Tour adds the plateau in the same day.
Do I need a separate ticket for the Tutankhamun Galleries?
No, there is no separate Tutankhamun ticket, general admission includes the galleries, though photography is banned in designated areas. The Grand Egyptian Museum Entry Ticket covers them.
How long should I plan for the Tutankhamun Gallery?
The museum's own group guided tour lasts about 2 hours, and the Private Grand Egyptian Museum Tour with an Egyptologist and the King Tut Collection runs 3 to 5 hours, which leaves time for the Tutankhamun Galleries.
Can children visit the Tutankhamun Gallery?
Yes, children under 6 enter free with valid ID on every day of the week, they must be accompanied by an adult, and they pay the guided-tour difference if they join a guided tour. See the Grand Egyptian Museum tickets page for the entry rules.
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