Creating the Grand Egyptian Museum has become a seemingly Sisyphean task, with years of delays suggesting it would be ...

Bulging columns with lotus leaf capitals surround the perimeter of the windowless main facade. Elsewhere on the grounds are obelisks, sarcophagi, temples and monuments with Egyptian references.

The Penn Museum will begin renovations on its Ancient Egyptian and Nubian galleries on Nov. 6, 2023. The project is expected to take five years to complete. When it opens, 30-foot-columns from the ...