‘Everywhere the glint of gold’:

Tutankhamun’s Treasures at the Grand Egyptian Museum

presented by Lucia Gahlin

After its long awaited opening, the Grand Egyptian Museum is now open and for the first time over 5000 treasures from Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb are on display together. This lecture celebrates this redisplay of the world’s most famous collection of archaeological finds. Along with some of the famous pieces, Lucia reveals many lesser-known but wonderful items, and the story they tell of this boy-king, religious and funerary rites, and life during the 18th Dynasty in ancient Egypt. Illustrated with fascinating images, this is a presentation not to be missed.

Lucia Gahlin is an Egyptologist and Honorary Research Associate at University College London’s Institute of Archaeology. She has worked at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt, and at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London. She has taught at several UK universities, and led tours to Egypt for over 25 years. Read more about Lucia and discover the tours she leads on her tour leader page.