For Immediate Release Contact: Nancy O'Shea (312) 665-7103 (For Media Use Only) Gallery 7 Tutankhamun, King of Egypt This gallery focuses on the role of Tutankhamun as the king who restored the traditional religion and returned the capital to Thebes (the religious center) in the south and Memphis (the political and administrative center) in the north. Many of the artifacts are gold, gold leaf, sheet gold or gilded. Statues of the king, the traditional deities, exquisite jewelry and scenes of Tutankhamun and his wife, Ankhesenamun, are the highlights. Gallery 8 Causing His Name to Live The importance of this gallery is the concept that the heir is responsible for causing the name of the parent to "live" on and thus ensure that the deceased will continue to exist in the afterlife. Gallery 9 Daily Life in Tutankhamun's World This gallery serves to illustrate some of the items royalty of the 18th dynasty would have used during their lifetime and desired to also have in their afterlife. The exquisite craftsmanship, the richness, and the beauty of the pieces illustrate to some degree what the contents of the major royal tombs (all of which were robbed almost entirely in antiquity) might have been like. Since Tutankhamun's tomb was small, it may represent only a fraction of what the others originally held. Gallery 10 The Tomb and Burial of Tutankhamun This gallery is devoted to the burial and the mummy of the king. Highlighted here are those items in the exhibition that were discovered on the mummy of Tutankhamun. Some were within the wrappings, and some were actually on the body. Some were ceremonial, but others were apparently used in life and then buried with the king. Gallery 11 CT Scans of the Mummy The final gallery is devoted to CT scans which were obtained as part of a landmark, five-year Egyptian research and conservation project, partially funded by National Geographic, which has revealed new information about the life and death of Tutankhamun. (Note: The actual mummy is not part of the exhibition). Also included is a life-sized bust that reconstructs the possible appearance of Tutankhamun along with other images depicting the many interpretations of the boy king. <<Return to the King Tut Press kit main page