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This week in history: King Tut exhibit reigned over New Orleans [1]

['Shannon Stecker', 'More Shannon Stecker', 'Verite News']

Date: 2023-09-15

On September 15, 1977, “Treasures of Tutankhamun,” a blockbuster touring exhibit featuring artifacts from the reign of ancient Egyptian pharaoh, arrived at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Tutankhamun, widely known as “King Tut,” took the throne in 1332 B.C., at the age of 9, and reigned until his death about 10 years later. Very little was known about the young pharaoh when British archeologist Howard Carter uncovered his tomb in the Valley of Kings on November 4, 1922.

In June 1974, more than 50 years after the tomb’s discovery, U.S. President Richard Nixon negotiated a bilateral agreement with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to help advance peace and form a new partnership between the two countries. As part of the agreement, the Egyptian government would send treasures discovered with King Tut to the United States for a six-month tour across six different cities, one of which was New Orleans.

The exhibit at NOMA included jewelry, furniture, and King Tut’s solid gold funeral mask. It attracted more than 870,000 visitors to the museum. It also increased museum membership.

The exhibit ran through January 15, 1978 and in true New Orleans fashion, the Crescent City bid King Tut farewell with a jazz funeral.

The King Tut artifacts are set to be back on display in the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The museum is scheduled to open its doors later this year.

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If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using @VeriteNewsNola on Facebook @VeriteNewsNola on Twitter. If you have any other questions, contact managing editor Tim Morris. This week in history: The ‘Treasures of Tutankhamun’ exhibit reigned over the streets of New Orleans <h1>This week in history: The ‘Treasures of Tutankhamun’ exhibit reigned over the streets of New Orleans</h1> by Shannon Stecker, Verite News September 15, 2023 On September 15, 1977, “Treasures of Tutankhamun,” a blockbuster touring exhibit featuring artifacts from the reign of ancient Egyptian pharaoh, arrived at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Tutankhamun, widely known as “King Tut,” took the throne in 1332 B.C., at the age of 9, and reigned until his<a href="https://www.pbs.org/articles/king-tutankhamun-life-death-family/#:~:text=King%20Tutankhamun%2C%20also%20known%20as,%2C%20and%20Horemheb%2C%20the%20commander%2D"> death about 10 years later</a>. Very little was known about the young pharaoh when British archeologist Howard Carter <a href="https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/king-tut#:~:text=Tut%20became%20pharaoh%20of%20Egypt,much%20about%20Tut%20until%201922.">uncovered his tomb in the Valley of Kings</a> on <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/tutankhamuns_tomb_the_thrill_of_discovery#:~:text=Discovered%20in%201922%20by%20British,personal%20belongings%2C%20including%20jewelry%3B%20a">November 4, 1922</a>. In <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/septemberoctober/feature/king-tut-classic-blockbuster-museum-exhibition-began-diplom#:~:text=From%20Chicago%2C%20Tut%20moved%20to,hosted%20anything%20to%20rival%20Tut.">June 1974</a>, more than 50 years after the tomb’s discovery, U.S. President Richard Nixon <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/septemberoctober/feature/king-tut-classic-blockbuster-museum-exhibition-began-diplom#:~:text=From%20Chicago%2C%20Tut%20moved%20to,hosted%20anything%20to%20rival%20Tut.">negotiated a bilateral agreement</a> with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to help advance peace and form a new partnership between the two countries. As part of the agreement, the Egyptian government would send treasures discovered with King Tut to the United States for a <a href="https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2015/septemberoctober/feature/king-tut-classic-blockbuster-museum-exhibition-began-diplom#:~:text=From%20Chicago%2C%20Tut%20moved%20to,hosted%20anything%20to%20rival%20Tut.">six-month tour across six different cities</a>, one of which was New Orleans. The exhibit at NOMA <a href="https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/1976/tutankhamun_treasures.html#:~:text=Overview%3A%2055%20objects%20from%20the,other%20objects%20for%20the%20afterlife.">included</a> jewelry, furniture, and King Tut’s solid gold funeral mask. It attracted more than <a href="https://www.nola.com/300/the-bayou-pharaoh-remembering-king-tuts-new-orleans-reign/article_c886ef36-4b9f-5eb9-8685-293a04160aea.html#:~:text=THEN%3A%20On%20Sept.,and%20a%20massive%20burial%20mask.">870,000 visitors to the </a>museum. It also <a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/arts/king-tut-in-new-orleans-museum-hosted-1977-exhibition-for-thousands/article_90926269-0b08-5efa-9965-cca99df3e8a5.html">increased</a> museum membership. The exhibit ran through January 15, 1978 and in true New Orleans fashion, the Crescent City bid King Tut farewell with a <a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/arts/king-tut-in-new-orleans-museum-hosted-1977-exhibition-for-thousands/article_90926269-0b08-5efa-9965-cca99df3e8a5.html">jazz funeral</a>. The King Tut artifacts are set to be <a href="https://grandegyptianmuseum.org/about/">back on display</a> in the new <a href="https://grandegyptianmuseum.org/">Grand Egyptian Museum</a> in Cairo. The museum is scheduled to open its doors later this year. This <a target="_blank" href="https://veritenews.org/2023/09/15/this-week-in-history-the-treasures-of-tutankhamun-exhibit-reigned-over-the-streets-of-new-orleans/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://veritenews.org">Verite News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/veritenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Verite-icon.png?fit=150%2C150&ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://veritenews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=9297&ga3=319934958" style="width:1px;height:1px;"> Copy to Clipboard

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