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 Tutankhamun’s Previous U.S. Tours
Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 ignited a passion for all things Egyptian and launched the world’s fascination with Egypt’s most famous pharaoh. Tales and images of the spectacular burial goods influenced everything from fashion and interior design to Hollywood movies and hairstyles.
Despite the immediate global obsession with the celebrated “boy king,” the first formal tour of Tutankhamun’s treasures would not travel to the United States until forty years after Carter’s find.  Since the initial discovery, artifacts from the tomb have traveled to the U.S. only three times—first in the early sixties, then in the late seventies, and now again at the beginning of the new millennium. And while each exhibition has been unique, all have renewed public interest in ancient Egypt and created enormous worldwide cultural impact.
To find out more fun facts about the three exhibitions, to learn more about their Chicago tour, and to view fascinating photo galleries revealing Tutankhamun’s effect on society, select from the list below. Or, continue chronologically through the Tut Tours, Past & Present.
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1960s Tutankhamun Tour
Although the smallest and shortest of the three tours, this initial exhibition caught the public’s imagination and helped inspire the “Egyptian Eyeliner” look so popular in the swingin’ sixties.
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1970s Tutankhamun Tour
The show that helped coin the term “blockbuster exhibition,” this tour drew crowds that camped out overnight and lined up around the block for a chance to view the “boy king.”
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2000s Tutankhamun Tour
The largest of the Tutankhamun exhibitions, this tour gives a much more detailed perspective of Tutankhamun’s life as ruler of Egypt. It is expected to be a record-breaker in its own right.
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