The Grand Egyptian Museum complex is extremely flexible and suitable for permanent and temporary exhibitions with an attendance up to 15,000 visitors per day. It contains a library, a research center, restoration laboratories, a museum for children and one for people with disabilities, a public square with shops (particularly a specialized museum gift shop), cafes and restaurants, and an open air museum and parking facilities.

The new museum is designed in such a manner to create a world class complex capable . The technological infrastructure of the complex allows (through utilizing the latest computer and communication technology) for the creation of modern archives and a library capable of facilitating the management, maintenance, and preservation of the collection, as well as research-related activities.