A trove of golden treasures and antiquities detailing life in ancient Egypt will go on public display at Cairo's record-breaking new museum.

Located in the shadow of the pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum will be the world's largest dedicated to a single civilisation, containing 50,000 artefacts.

Image: Tourists visit the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza during a limited opening earlier this year. Pic: AP

Monarchs, world leaders and heads of state are set to attend the grand opening ceremony, with the Egyptian presidency touting it as "an exceptional event in the history of human culture and civilisation".

Preparations for the grand reveal at the billion-dollar museum have been shrouded in secrecy, but visitors will no doubt be keen for a glimpse of the iconic relics from the glitterin

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