The Grand Egyptian Museum is an archaeological museum in Giza, Egypt. It will house artefacts of ancient Egypt. The museum covers an area of 100,000 sq m (1.1 million sq ft) approximately two kilometers from the Giza pyramid complex. The building contains 24,000 sq m (260,000 sq ft) of permanent exhibition space, a children’s museum, conference and education facilities, a large conservation centre and restaurants.

Designed by architects Heneghan Peng Architects, the museum features a translucent stone wall, made of alabaster, that makes up the front facade of the building and an undulating metal mesh roof that covers the complete museum complex.

Newtecnic produced shop drawings, structural calculations and fabrication packages in collaboration with the envelope contractor.