Tutankhamun exhibition 1980/81

The death mask of Tutankhamun was the main attraction of the exhibition

The Tutankhamun exhibition was shown in five major German cities in 1980 and 1981 and is still one of the most popular art exhibitions in German history. Patrons were Anwar el-Sadat , then President of the Arab Republic of Egypt , and Karl Carstens , then Federal President .

It showed 55 original pieces from the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun , which corresponds to about one percent of the total treasure of the pharaoh that was found in the burial chamber. The majority of the exhibits came from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo .

The exhibition attracted an audience of millions; They saw over 600,000 visitors in the Hamburg Museum of Art and Crafts alone , the last stop of the traveling exhibition.

The catalog for the exhibition appeared in Publisher Philipp von Zabern and sold over 1.5 million copies.

Exhibitions in Germany

• Berlin , Egyptian Museum : February 16 to May 26, 1980
• Cologne , Cologne City Museum : June 21 to October 19, 1980
• Munich , Haus der Kunst : November 22, 1980 to February 1, 1981
• Hanover , Kestner Museum : February 20 to April 26, 1981
• Hamburg , Museum of Arts and Crafts : May 15 to July 19, 1981

literature

• Exhibition catalog Tutankhamun in Cologne , Philipp von Zabern 1980, ISBN 3-8053-0438-2 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TZ-online.de
2. ↑ Ancient World 32/2001, p. 3
3. ↑ If you don't do it now, never do it , Hamburger Abendblatt, July 17, 1981