The
Golden King Tutankhamun's human remains and furniture, discovered in his tomb,
are the main focus of this year's conference. Written By/ Nevine El-Aref.
Under
the title, "Tutankhamun: Human Remains and Furniture," the third
annual conference on the boy king launched yesterday at Ahmed Kamal Pasha Hall
at the Ministry of Antiquities premises.
The
conference is organised by the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) since 2015 in an
attempt to further discussion of best methods to restore and preserve
Tutankamun’s funerary collection and ensure its safe transportation from the
Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the GEM overlooking the Giza Plateau.
It
also discussed state of the art display techniques, to put on show the golden
king’s collection at new permanent exhibition halls at the GEM.
Tarek
Tawfik, GEM supervisor general, told Ahram Online that Egyptology professor at
the American University in Cairo Fayza Heikal is the head of this year's
conference with the participation of 12 scholars from six countries (France,
Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and Denmark).
Participants
during the three days of the conference will discuss 17 scientific papers on
the human remains of the boy king as well as his funerary collection.
Tawfik
explained that on the first day the king’s chair, bed, and his wooden boxes
would be the focus of discussion, while the second day would review the
experience of the Berlin Museum in Germany and the Louvre Museum in Paris in
transporting parts of their collection, along with new techniques used in
exhibiting artefacts.
The
third and final day, asserted Tawfik, would focus on the best techniques to be
used to restore the king’s funerary collection.
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