During the conference, Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani said that the first phase of the new museum, including King Tut's halls, will be completed by the end of this year but that the date for the museum's "soft opening" has yet to be decided. The museum currently hosts more than 43,200 artifacts, of which over 4,500 belong to King Tut alone, and its grand opening is planned for 2022.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 06, 2018 22:34 UTC