This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo has been heralded as one of the biggest cultural openings of the year. Located near the Pyramids of ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the entire world was eagerly anticipating—the opening of King Tut's burial chamber.

The largest museum of its kind in the Middle East opens today with an awe-inspiring dinosaur wing, a massive blue whale skeleton within arm's reach, and a stunning exploration of the region’s natural ...