The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt has displayed 20 artifacts from the collection of King Tutankhamun’s treasures at the Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh museums for the first time, allowing visitors there a chance to personally view the Pharaoh’s treasures. According to the statement, 166 artifacts from the “Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” exhibition arrived in Egypt on Friday, having been in exhibited in London. London was the final destination for the treasures, as part of a foreign tour that began in 2018. The treasures were displayed at Los Angeles in the US, Paris in France and London in Britain. However, the outbreak of the coronavirus caused the London tour to shut down early in March, 44 days before its intended conclusion.

Source: Egypt Independent August 28, 2020 12:56 UTC