Spain’s Acciona Producciones awarded $12.8 mln Grand Egyptian Museum contract

Spanish museums designer Acciona Producciones y Diseño (APD) has been chosen to develop four of the Grand Egyptian Museum's exhibition halls in a contract worth $12.8 million.

The Egyptian Ministry of Culture and joint venture of BESIX and Orascom have picked APD to work on the project.

APD will be responsible for the technical and museographic development of 1.2 hectares of exhibition space at the museum, with APD incorporating a variety of exhibition elements, such as graphics, models, life-sized reproductions, and exhibition and staging lighting.

APD said the museum is expected to receive five million visitors a year, equating to around 15,000 days. Some of the rooms will be open to visitors by 2019, with the grand opening set for late 2020.