Exhibitions of artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun

"The Treasures of Tutankhamun" was an exhibition in London, England shown in 1972 in the British Museum.

Other museums to host the exhibition

During the years 1976 to 1979 the exhibition was also shown in: (NGA)

• the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (November 17, 1976-March 15, 1977)
• Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois (April 14-August 15, 1977)
• New Orleans Museum of Art (September 15, 1977-January 15, 1978)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (February 15-June 15, 1978)
• Seattle Art Museum (July 15-November 15, 1978)
• the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (December 15, 1978-April 15, 1979)
• M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, California (June 11-September 30, 1979)

The U.S. leg of The Treasures of Tutankhamun tour attracted more than eight million visitors.

After it left the US it went to:

• Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (November 1-December 31, 1979)

See also

• Tutankhamun Exhibition
• Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
• Tutankhamun

References

• NGA - Treasures of Tutankhamun