Cairo, Nov. 1 -- Egypt inaugurated on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, two decades in the making, with the aim of drawing more visitors to revitalise the country's tourist industry.

Located just outside Cairo on the Giza Plateau, which also includes the three pyramids and the Sphinx, the museum will be the world's largest dedicated to a single civilisation. It will display over 50,000 artefacts detailing life in ancient Egypt.

World leaders, including monarchs, heads of state and governments, are set to attend the grand opening ceremony, according to the Egyptian presidency, which touted the museum as "an exceptional event in the history of human culture and civilisation."

The museum is one of the megaprojects championed by Presiden...