On November 4, 1922, a team of archaeologists, led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter, disturbed the sleep of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. More than the story of this young monarch, the world then discovered the incredible treasure hidden in his tomb for more than three millennia. Then came what is called “the curse” of Tutankhamun’s mummy, with the death, shortly after, of some people who took part in the excavations.
For a century, numerous exhibitions on this pharaoh have attracted hundreds of thousands of people, fascinated by the mysteries around this young king and the legends that surround him. One hundred years later, what still fascinates us about Tutankhamun? Does he still have secrets for us?
With :
– Guillemette Andreu-LanoeEgyptologist, Honorary Director of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre Museumcurator of the exhibition “Superstar Pharaohs” (presented at the Mucem in Marseille from June to October 17, 2022 then at the Calouste Gulbenkian museum in Lisbon from November 24, 2022 to March 6, 2023)
A program prepared with the help of Sigrid Azeroual and produced by Diego Tenerio.