ATELIER BRÜCKNER Creates Narrative Environment for the Grand Egyptian Museum
With the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, a cultural landmark of global significance has come to life. The inauguration was attended by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Shirin Frangoul-Brückner. “Being part of the Grand Egyptian Museum is one of the greatest privileges of my professional life. To work with these extraordinary objects, and with the people who care for them, was profoundly moving. Knowing that our work will shape how future generations encounter this heritage fills me with pride,” says Shirin Frangoul-Brückner. “And now, to see thousands of visitors, sometimes 20,000 a day, stream through the museum is almost unbelievable. Watching them connect deeply with the objects and the story… that is the greatest gift.”
For the first time, the complete burial treasure of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun is on display in a newly conceived narrative environment designed by ATELIER BRÜCKNER. The Tutankhamun Gallery, 7,500 square meters in size, forms the emotional and curatorial heart of the museum. In addition, ATELIER BRÜCKNER designed the Children’s Museum, the Grand Stairs and the Atrium, shaping key moments of the visitor journey in one of the most ambitious museum projects of our time.
Over the past weeks, a part of the ATELIER BRÜCKNER team has had the opportunity to experience the museum in person. One moment stands out: many groups of schoolchildren exploring the gallery with curiosity and wonder. In those encounters, one feels what this museum can achieve, passing knowledge on to the next generation, making history tangible, creating pride and connection. In short: it works.