As India readies itself to be home to the world’s largest museum in the coming years, the recent dedication of the billion dollar Grand Egyptian Museum holds valuable lessons in meticulous planning, content curation, best practices, museum governance, exhibit design, sustainable operations, and foresight in collaborative infrastructural development vital to the success of an institution of this scale, scope and significance to humanity.

From an initial estimate of USD 500 million, the project ballooned to twice the estimates – both in terms of implementation timeline and projected costs — with funds generated from a mix of government allocation, loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency and donors from around the world.

Recognising the limitations of their famous National Museum a

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