The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, has officially opened its doors. We are delighted that a selection of 132 finds from our research in the sunken cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus and the eastern harbour of Alexandria is now permanently on display at the GEM Among them are the colossal statues of a Ptolemaic king, a queen and the god Hapy, all three about 5 metres high, which we discovered in Thonis-Heracleion.
As a member the team of Director of Excavations Franck Goddio, I'm writing now from my cabin on the Research Vessel Princess Duda, anchored over the site where we found the colossal statues. The entire IEASM Team on board are proud of being able to contribute with to the impressive collection of the GEM. One of our goals is to make our research results accessible to the broad public and what could be better than having them presented in this fascinating museum.
As a member the team of Director of Excavations Franck Goddio, I'm writing now from my cabin on the Research Vessel Princess Duda, anchored over the site where we found the colossal statues. The entire IEASM Team on board are proud of being able to contribute with to the impressive collection of the GEM. One of our goals is to make our research results accessible to the broad public and what could be better than having them presented in this fascinating museum.
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