re: King Tut Exhibit In Houston

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If that is like the one in New Orleans in the 1980s then yes. Go.

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I think the big difference is that the 1980s exhibition contained real artifacts from the British Museum. This installation is all replicas.

The installation is supposed to be an immersive experience that takes you with Carter on the dig and into the burial chamber.

From the exhibit curation company's website:

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The first area of the two-part exhibition transports visitors back in time, thousands of years to the time of King Tutankhamun. Guests are presented with a wealth of information about the wider culture of ancient Egypt, and offered fascinating insights into the Egyptians’ belief in the afterlife, and their efforts to conquer death. Then, visitors follow the sensational and gripping story of Howard Carter as he worked to uncover the lost tomb of King Tutankhamun. A story of tenacity, politics, passion, and fate—visitors will experience for themselves the challenges and triumphs of one of history’s most significant archaeological discoveries.

The exhibition culminates in a thrillingly unique experience: the chance to step inside a fully three-dimensional, astonishingly accurate recreation of the excavation site, the legendary tomb, and its treasures exactly as they were at the moment of their discovery. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a historic scene only ever witnessed by Howard Carter and a handful of others.

Using painstakingly, scientifically produced replicas created by expert Egyptian craftsmen in consultation with renowned Egyptologists, Tutankhamun: His Tomb and His Treasures allows the public to enjoy the magnificent splendor of these priceless Egyptian treasures without ever harming the fragile, sensitive originals – which are only exhibited separately in a carefully controlled museum setting.

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