Egypt has inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world's largest museum dedicated to a single ancient civilization and an effort aimed at boosting the country's tourism industry and troubled economy.

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has been the go-to spot for Egyptology fans for years. (CNN) - For much of the 20th century, the Egyptian Museum in the center of Cairo was the gold standard for collections along the Nile. Slowly but surely, the Ministry of Antiquities is relocating many of the Egyptian Museum's priceless relics from crowded downtown Cairo to a sprawling new suburban campus called the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Museum of Mummification, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt; +20 95 2370062Grand Egyptian MuseumNearly 20 years in the making, the Grand Egyptian Museum is still under construction, but it's expected to open to the public sometime in 2020. Grand Egyptian Museum, Alexandria Desert Rd, Kafr Nassar, Al Haram, Giza Governorate, EgyptThe-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.