VAM to Show Tutankhamun's Tomb

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The exhibition, which has been shown in Zurich, Munich, Brno and Barcelona, features a reconstruction of the tomb of Tutankhamun complete with copies of objects from the tomb made with original materials whenever possible.

 
Éva Liptay, an Egyptologist at Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts who edited the text for the Hungarian exhibition catalogue, said the show was unmatched.
 
The government of Egypt has lent only a few of the objects from the tomb to museums since the Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition toured the world in the 70s and 80s.
 
Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered almost completely intact by Howard Carter in 1922. The find sparked a renewed interest in ancient Egypt.