Client:          Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kokusai Kogyo Company Limited (KKC)
Location:     Conservation Center, Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Giza Plateau, Egypt
Timescale:   April 2016 – ongoing

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will be both a world heritage asset and a national symbol of 21st century Egypt. CI was appointed in 2016 as technical adviser to the GEM Authority to help inform decisions on governance and organizational structure; institutional policies, plans and procedures; capacity development and mentoring; together with reviewing and evaluating the procurement of the GEM’s facilities and management operator.

The bilateral relationship between Egypt and Japan is traced back to the 19th century, when the Japanese mission visited Egypt. Since then, there has been a good and strong relationship between Egypt and Japan in a variety of fields including politics, economics and culture. In addition to supporting construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum, JICA is also providing technical cooperation in relation to management of the museum, exhibition and the conservation and restoration of cultural properties as well as excavation of the second solar boat.