Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Treasures_of_Tutankhamun_exhibition

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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