Although journalists and government officials generally support the tours, some Egyptians argue that the artifacts should remain on display in their own country, where Egyptian school-children would have greater access to them, and where the museum's exhibit would attract foreign tourists. Consequently, these pieces are normally kept at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo the only way for them to be shown internationally is by approval of Egyptian authorities. Ownership and normal display One of the golden shrines, now on display in the Egyptian MuseumĪll of the artifacts exhumed from the Tutankhamun tomb are, by international convention, considered property of the Egyptian government. Permanent exhibitions include the Tutankhamun Exhibition in Dorchester, United Kingdom, which contains replicas of many artifacts. Other exhibitions have included Tutankhamun Treasures in 19, Tutankhamen: The Golden Hereafter beginning in 2004, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs beginning in 2005, and Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs in 2008.

Probably the best-known tour was the Treasures of Tutankhamun from 1972 until 1981. Because of these exhibitions, relics from the tomb of Tutankhamun are among the most travelled artifacts in the world. The artifacts had sparked widespread interest in ancient Egypt when they were discovered between 19, but most of them remained in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo until the 1960s, when they were first exhibited outside of Egypt. The gilded bier from the base of Tutankhamun's sarcophagus A pectoral belonging to Tutankhamun, representing his prenomen.Įxhibitions of artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun have been held at museums in several countries, notably the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, Canada, Japan, and France.

Gold death mask AND Griggs AND mummy