The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities sponsored an event at the soon-to-be-opened Grand Egyptian Museum to set a new Guinness Record for the largest mosaic created with paper cups of coffee. The previous record for coffee cup mosaics was set in the U.S. state of Hawaii in 2012, when 5,642 cups of coffee were used to replicate singer Elvis Presley's face. That mosaic eclipsed one set in 2009 in Sydney, Australia of the Mona Lisa, using 3,604 coffee cups.
Egypt Breaks Guinness Record for Coffee Cup Mosaic
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The mosaic of King Tut's mask used 100 kilograms of coffee, a ton of milk, and took 24 hours of preparation. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Stewards mixed each cup of coffee to a shade of brown that works as a pixel in the mosaic installation. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Egyptian volunteers helped the stewards in preparing the coffee cups. (H. Elrasam/VOA)
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Coffee was chosen for the mosaic because it is a welcoming drink in Egypt, and to anticipate the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum by the end of 2020. (H. Elrasam/VOA)