In the year of its bicentennial, work has begun to expand the Egyptian Museum of Turin. The museum is attracting quality tourism and generating new value. In 2017, the number of visitors increased from 400,000 to 800,000 per year. By 2023, the number of visitors has surpassed one million, with over half of them being tourists. Their spending has more than doubled, and the overall economic impact has surpassed 410 million. A new steel and glass roof and gates have allowed the Great Egyptian Square to come to life, housing the Temple of Ellesia, which Egypt gave to Italy in 1966 as a token of gratitude for helping to save assets that were in danger during the Aswan dam construction. The rearrangement of the Gallery of the Kings will allow all those who pass through the Museum's surroundings (as happens in Paris for the Louvre) to see the statues from the outside while also flooding the spaces with light. Finally, the escalator leading to the underground floor will be replaced by a light and modern staircase. The works will transform Turin into an international museum deserving of its extraordinary collections. The Turin one is considered the most important in the world after the Cairo one in terms of value and quantity of finds.
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