Tutankhamun exhibition launched in Barcelona

Travellers planning city breaks in Barcelona this year will have the chance to visit an exhibition featuring some of the items found in the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.

The display will be open at the Drassanes Reials in Barcelona, which once served as a medieval shipyard, until September 6th this year.

Exhibits on show include some of the pharaoh's jewels, a replica quartz sarcophagus, three funeral chambers and the famous mask of Tutankhamun, which now stands as an icon of ancient Egypt.

Some of the items in the exhibition have never even been seen together at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Put together by German artist Wulf Kohl and project designer Paul Heinen, the display is designed to be both educational and entertaining.

The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is one of the most important archaeological finds in history.

People interested in seeing some of the discovered items up close can catch flights to Barcelona with airlines including easyJet, British Airways and bmibaby.

Posted by Paul, 10 June 2009 17:57

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