Howard Carter's biography is unique among archaeologists. As a talented draftsman, at the age of 17 he copied the colorful paintings of the tombs of Middle Egypt. Soon after, he began the first excavations under the direction of his teacher Flinders Petrie.

 

In 1900, Carter, a talented young archaeologist, became chief inspector of the Egyptian Antiquities Service. Just a few years later, his altercation with unruly tourists ended his successful career. In 1909 Howard Carter began a partnership with Lord Carnarvon.
Carter finally convinced Lord to start a very special project together:

Searching for the Tomb of the Forgotten Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings.

Lord Carnarvon funded the venture for five years from 1917, but to no avail. 

In November 1922, during the final excavation season, Carter finally got lucky and presented his sensational find to an astonished world. This unleashed an unprecedented press frenzy and a veritable Tutankhamun fever that influenced the era of the Golden Twenties.

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"I see wonderful things!"

HOWARD CARTER, 1922

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A UNIQUE EXHIBITION ON THE LIFE OF THE PHARAOH
The exhibition TUTANCHAMON - HIS TOMB AND TREASURES offers a unique experience. 

Many of the artifacts from the "Carter Room" have never before been presented in museums. Using highly realistic technologies, perfect copies have been created to make Carter's unique find accessible to visitors.