View the wonders discovered in Tutankhamun's burial chamber up close, from the sarcophagi and the golden mask, to masterworks in calcite, jewels, and gold. Learn the details about each find through the interactive library. Zoom in on King Tut's greatest treasures in our online, virtual experience.
The exhibition 'Tutankhamun's Funeral' will feature jars, lids, bowls, floral collars, linen sheets, and bandages that were used at King Tut's mummification and the rites associated with his burial and related objects. These include a sculpted head of the youthful Tutankhamun and several facsimile paintings depicting funerary rituals. Archival photographs from the early 20th century by Harry Burton, the Museum's expedition photographer, will provide an evocative background.
In 1908, more than a decade before the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, American retired lawyer and archaeologist Theodore Davis made a remarkable discovery. While excavating in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, he unearthed about a dozen large storage jars. Their contents included broken pottery, bags of natron, bags of sawdust, floral collars, and pieces of linen with markings from years 6 and 8 during the reign of a then little-known pharaoh named Tutankhamun. The significance of the find was not immediately understood, and the objects entered the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a mystery. It was only several years later, after further excavations and study, that the Museum’s Herbert E. Winlock was able to identify them: the small cache contained the remains from the embalming and funeral of King Tut. These objects now get their own exhibition - Tutankhamun's Funeral - which runs at New York's Met until November 6th.
At Amarna you can experience a slice of daily life in the 18th Dynasty period, Egypt during the reign of King Tut's father Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. Dress up like an - ancient - Egyptian, tease the hippos, or just relax on the shores of the Nile and enjoy the view.
Test your knowledge with King Tut themed Quizzes and take an audio-enhanced balloon tour over the Virtual Valley of the Kings, ending up at the excavation of King Tut's tomb in the early 1920s.
The greatest discovery of all times was King Tut's tomb (KV62) in the Valley of the Kings. In this 3D online virtual area, you can experience that yourself. Dig up artefacts and gather points and marvel at - as well as decode - the wall paintings in the tomb to get a glimpse at the afterlife that was so important to the Ancient Egyptians.
Zoom in on King Tut's greatest treasures and explore the Valley of the Kings at the time when Carter made the world's greatest archaeological discovery ever: the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Experience life by the Nile in Ancient Egypt, gather clues to have a look at what the Egyptians envisioned the afterlife to be and dig up your own artefacts. All this is possible in King Tut Virtual.
In 1908, more than a decade before the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, American retired lawyer and archaeologist Theodore Davis made a remarkable discovery. While excavating in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, he unearthed about a dozen large storage jars. Their contents included broken pottery, bags of natron, bags of sawdust, floral collars, and pieces of linen with markings from years 6 and 8 during the reign of a then little-known pharaoh named Tutankhamun. The significance of the find was not immediately understood, and the objects entered the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a mystery. It was only several years later, after further excavations and study, that the Museum’s Herbert E. Winlock was able to identify them: the small cache contained the remains from the embalming and funeral of King Tut. These objects now get their own exhibition - Tutankhamun's Funeral - which runs at New York's Met until November 6th.
