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Tutankhamun: Commemorating 100 Years

On November 4, 1922 a team of Egyptian workers led by Howard Carter and financed by Lord Carnarvon uncovered the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. To mark this centennial, the Department of Egyptian Art has devised a self-guided tour through our New Kingdom galleries called Tutankhamun’s World. It will allow visitors to explore, through a series of special labels, the people, places, and objects that defined the Egypt of Tutankhamun. In addition, an installation of thirty photographs in Gallery 132 focuses on photographs Harry Burton took during the excavation of the tomb. His photographs of the pharaoh’s “treasures” are famous but this installation highlights lesser-known images that are more intimate and draw a human connection.

Explore The Met's celebration of the centennial of the discovery of the Tomb of King Tutankhamun.

Tour and Installation

A close-up of a limestone sculpted head of Tutankhamun with young facial features and a textured and ornate helmet, set against a gray background.
Tutankhamun's World: A Self-Guided Tour
The reign of Tutankhamun represents barely ten years (ca. 1336–1327 B.C.) in the three-thousand-year chronicle of ancient Egypt.
Silver print of an Ancient Egyptian statue of Anubis, depicted as a black jackal, draped in a tattered white cloth, resting on an ornate base.
The Human Connection: Photographs from Tutankhamun's Tomb
The Human Connection focuses on photographs Harry Burton took during the excavation of the tomb of King Tutankhamun. The installation was on view in Gallery 132 from Nov. 4, 2022 to Nov. 26, 2023.

More about Tutankhamun

Close up of limestone head with missing nose.
Publication
Tutankhamun's Funeral

Tutankhamun's Funeral details the discovery of the remains from the embalming and funeral of Tutankhamun and provides a revealing look at the unfolding process of archaeology.

Close up of a funerary mask.
Publication
Tutankhamun's Tomb: The Thrill of Discovery

This volume captures both the excitement and the tension surrounding the painstaking work of removing and preserving all of the almost fifty-four hundred individual objects that filled Tutankhamun's tomb.

A composite image of the facades of The Met's three museum locations.
Interview
Curator Interview: Head of Tutankhamun
This sculpture of the boy-king Tutankhamun is among the nearly sixty objects in the exhibition Tutankhamun's Funeral. I spoke with Dorothea Arnold, the Lila Acheson Wallace Chairman of the Department of Egyptian Art, about the significance and style of this work.
A small, carved lapis lazuli sphinx sculpture with intricate detailing, depicting a lion's body and human-like head.
Article
Met and Egyptian Government Jointly Announce Recognition of Egypt's Title to 19 Objects
Met Director Thomas P. Campbell and Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, announced jointly today that, effective immediately, the Museum will acknowledge Egypt's title to nineteen ancient Egyptian objects in its collection since early in the 20th century.
Close-up of an ancient wooden door latch wrapped in rope, featuring a seal or emblem, set against hieroglyph-covered stone.
Essay
Harry Burton (1879–1940): The Pharaoh’s Photographer
Far more than dry scientific records, Burton’s photographs also inspire a sense of wonder because of his ability to tell a story.
A dark cream notecard with two columns of writing in English script addressed to Howard Carter
Archive
Howard Carter Papers

Browse The Met's archival material related to Howard Carter, the director of the excavation of the Tomb of King Tutankhamun.

A gold mask with distinct facial features and a blue and gold stripe background.
Lecture
Research in Egyptian Art: Behind the Mask of Tutankhamun

Watch Nicholas Reeves discuss scholarship on Tutankhamun's exquisite mask as he reveals the astonishing secret of this object's original intent.

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For Kids
MetKids Time Machine: Head of Tutankhamun

Jump in the Time Machine to learn about Tutankhamun!