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Tutankhamun’s Tomb
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 11:07 am
by newcastle
A new exhibition at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, highlights the contribution of Egyptians to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
Re: Tutankhamun’s Tomb
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 9:14 am
by A-Four
Later this year Petrie Museum at UCL in London will have a similar exhibition to the one in Oxford, which will include a number of the Harry Burton photographs taken during the discovery. Some may remember a number of these photographs were on display at a exhibition of Burton's work in Cambridge a couple of years ago.
I understand that the British Museum are giving the centenary celebrations a no go, I suspect this may have something to do with the embarrassing situation it found itself in during their 75 year anniversary of the great discovery in 1997. A certain item that was on loan to the BM had to be removed and returned to its 'rightful' owner.
Re: Tutankhamun’s Tomb
Posted: Sat May 14, 2022 10:31 am
by newcastle
I was at the Petrie a couple of weeks ago.
There is an exhibition, commencing September, themed around the childhood of Tutankhamun and Egyptian children of his era. I didn’t notice any specific reference to the tomb discovery or Burton’s photos.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/feb/new ... dhood-life