EXHIBITION
The magnificent exhibition TUTANCHAMON - HIS TOMB AND TREASURES will transport you to the history of ancient Egypt.
Embark on a fantastic journey into the past and uncover the world's greatest archaeological discovery.
You will see the burial chambers and treasures of the pharaoh himself exactly as Howard Carter discovered them 100 years ago.
Exactly 100 years after the sensational discovery, the exhibition TUTANCHAMON - HIS TOMB AND TREASURES presents the story of a unique historical find in a spectacular way.
Over 1,000 exhibits, graphics, videos and free audio guides await visitors on an area of more than 2,000 m². More than 6 million visitors have seen and loved this spectacular exhibition as it travels between Zurich, Dublin, Brussels, Madrid, Seoul and Paris.
"For the first time since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, there is an exhibition that allows its visitors to rediscover the treasures and burial objects in the exact arrangement as they were discovered in 1922."
(Dr. Wilfried Seipel, Egyptologist and former director of the Vienna Museum of Fine Arts)
HOWARD CARTER - ARCHAEOLOGY, ARTIST AND DISCOVERY OF A SENSATIONAL FIND
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.
"I see wonderful things!"
HOWARD CARTER, 1922
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.
UNIKÁTNÍ VÝSTVA O ŽIVOTĚ FARAONA
Výstava TUTANCHAMON - JEHO HROBKA A POKLADY nabízí jedinečný zážitek.
Mnoho artefaktů z „Carterovy místnosti“ nebylo ještě nikdy v muzeích prezentováno. Pomocí vysoce realistických technologií byly vytvořeny dokonalé kopie, které zpřístupňují jedinečný Carterův nález návštěvníkům.
Tutankhamun ascended the throne in 1332 BC at the age of 9 as one of the last kings of the 18th Dynasty. His father was the heretic king Akhenaten, the name of his mother is still unknown. According to recent studies, the young king suffered from serious illnesses. The most significant achievement of his rule was the rejection of his father's radical religious reforms, which destabilized the country.
His death remains a mystery to this day. Tutankhamun died after nine years on the throne, probably from an infection caused by an open wound in his knee.
Exhibitions of fascinating Egyptian artwork have been extremely popular for many years.
At the exhibition TUTANCHAMON – HIS TOMB AND TREASURES, we would like to emphasize one more aspect: the story of the discovery of the tomb itself. This story full of excitement and adventure should be enjoyed again and again by visitors. However, this project has its limits. Sensitive originals worthy of protection cannot and should not be presented in complex exhibition productions.
