[HN Gopher] The Grand Egyptian Museum's Astonishing Arrival
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       The Grand Egyptian Museum's Astonishing Arrival
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 12 points
       Date   : 2025-11-07 16:58 UTC (6 days ago)
        
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       | bookofjoe wrote:
       | no paywall: https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-art/the-grand-
       | egyptian...
        
       | alephnerd wrote:
       | One thing that's not mentioned is that this museum is a legacy
       | making project of the Sisi administration, just like how the
       | Bibliotheca Alexandrina was Mubarak's [0].
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       | It shouldn't distract from the museum itself (it's actually
       | really good), but it's interesting context to see how culture,
       | history, and politics continue to overlap. It is also hard to
       | overstate how much of Sisi's decisions are themselves around
       | trying to define his own legacy in history in a manner that
       | Mubarak, Sadat, and other strongmen in Egypt have tried.
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       | [0] - https://www.snohetta.com/projects/bibliotheca-alexandrina
        
         | jameslk wrote:
         | Instead of giant pyramids, it's giant museums these days
        
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