A solitude poles away from how they were found heaped in Tut’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1924. But here they are even more striking in their visual solitude. I recognize Tut’s chair and bed from the Cairo Museum, as well as much of the jewelry, pectorals and statues. All the better to accent the goldenness of the 150 items, which sparkle from having been newly - and ever-so-carefully - cleaned before the show set out on its worldwide tour.

And spotlights are indeed involved, the entire area being plunged into almost total darkness for maximum effect. but multiple spectators, so that was a wise decision on the curator’s part.

Sometimes only a few items in any one room. The vastness of the building, with its high ceiling, makes for a spacious exhibit. It’s what the French do best.Īnd once inside, which involves standing in line, even with a press pass, I’m not disappointed. Here in Paris, knowing the French, they will be staged, highlighted, spotlighted in striking fashion. But they were all a hodgepodge, massed together in showcases with little breathing space for them to shine as solo items. Because I saw these objects in the Tutankhamun Room of the Cairo Museum when I was there in 2017. Why am I here? Because I want to see the “King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” exhibit that’s playing in the Grande Halle.

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