Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:attendance over 8 million (British Museum, 1972)
over 8 million (United States tour, 1976–1979)
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:shopping_mall
documentaries
postage stamps
souvenir books
gptkbp:curatedBy Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (French Egyptologist)
I.E.S. Edwards (British Museum)
gptkbp:features high security measures
artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun
gptkbp:first_location gptkb:British_Museum,_London
gptkbp:first_US_venue gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:firstHeld 1972
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition
gptkbp:impact increased global interest in Egyptology
record-breaking museum attendance
gptkbp:insurance_value over $100 million (US tour)
gptkbp:legacy influenced museum blockbuster exhibitions
inspired later Tutankhamun exhibitions
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international press
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:jewelry
statues
coffins
chariots
daggers
golden throne
gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun
gptkbp:opened_in_United_States 1976
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Egyptian_Museum,_Cairo
gptkbp:other_US_venues gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art,_New_York
gptkb:New_Orleans_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Field_Museum,_Chicago
Seattle Art Museum
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkb:Howard_Carter
discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (1922)
gptkbp:sponsor National Endowment for the Humanities (US tour)
National Gallery of Art (US tour)
gptkbp:subject ancient Egyptian artifacts
gptkbp:traveled_to gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:S._David_Silverman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7