Tutankhamun’s tomb featured at the Liège train station until 31 May 2020

You might think people would be tired of endless exhibitions on Ancient Egypt by now, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. This most recent expo, billed as the most ambitious project dedicated to King Tut to ever take place in Belgium, is living proof of that fact. The event will take place in the Liège-Guillemins train station at the Europa Expo site, a location specialised in hosting major international events.

Tutankhamun visits the Liège train station

Until 31 May 2020, you too can enter the tomb of the tragic, young sovereign and see what the British archaeologist Howard Carter saw when he stepped foot in the Valley of the Kings nearly 100 years ago. From items crafted from materials used to paint the murals on the Royal Palace to the style of writing used 33 centuries in the past, every last detail has been carefully designed.

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities created a reproduction of the pharaoh’s tomb for the exhibition. © DR

The technicians painstakingly repair each discovered item as soon as it has been studied. © DR

An exhibition with scientific backing

This deep dive into history will take you through a reproduction of the workshop of the kingdom’s official sculptor at the time as well as three rooms in the pharaoh’s tomb, all reconstructed with a level of precision and accuracy that has never been achieved before now. Step inside the world’s most famous tomb to experience a fascinating and exceptional adventure.

In the workshops in Cairo, protecting the antiquities requires constant goldsmithing. © DR