Archaeologists
and conservation experts are meeting in Cairo to discuss the safe
transportation of King Tutankhamun’s throne, chests and bed from the Egyptian
Museum in central Cairo to a new one being built on the other side of the city.
Sunday’s
gathering brought together experts from Egypt, France, Spain, Germany,
Switzerland, Denmark and Japan and is being organized by the Egyptian Ministry
of Antiquities.
No
date has yet been set for the transfer of the priceless items, which would be
displayed at two halls in the new museum near the Giza Pyramids. The halls are
scheduled to open at the end of 2017.
The
tomb of King Tut, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, was discovered in
1922 in the southern city of Luxor.
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