Pharaoh Khufu's Ship is Assembled Before Visitors at the Grand Egyptian Museum
At the Grand Egyptian Museum, a cedar ship that belonged to Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) is being assembled before visitors. This is one of two ships found belonging to this Egyptian king, reports Associated Press.
Museum restorer Eisa Zidan said that assembling the 42-meter ship from 1650 wooden parts will take about four years. Khufu ruled Egypt more than 4500 years ago and built the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy noted that visitors are witnessing one of the most important restoration projects of the 21st century. The ship was found in 1954 near the south side of the Great Pyramid, and excavation of its wooden parts began in 2014.
Meanwhile, the exact purpose of the ships is unknown: experts believe they might have been used for transporting the pharaoh's body during burial or for his journey to the afterlife with the sun god Ra.
The Grand Egyptian Museum opened next to the Giza pyramids on November 1, 2025. Construction of the complex was announced back in 1992, but actual work only began in 2005, and some parts of the museum opened only last year.
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