Tutankhamun’s reign continues to captivate the world, celebrated for its pivotal role in ancient Egypt and immortalized through his lavish tomb and iconic golden mask. The boy king’s legacy is set to ...

Tutankhamun was a pharaoh like no other: a minor during his reign, but mighty after his death. He only ruled for 10 years before his untimely death at age 19, but when his tomb was discovered in 1922 ...

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands. Years later, the Egyptian conservator ...

CAIRO (AP) — The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday after an extravagant inaugural ceremony attended by royals and heads of state. The $1 billion megaproject has been ...

When Howard Carter uncovered Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, he not only found over five thousand artifacts but transformed archaeology into a science of preservation and wonder. In the autumn of 1922, ...

The golden funerary mask of King Tutankhamun is displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo - Copyright AFP FERNANDO CARTAGENA The golden funerary mask of King ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo has been heralded as one of the biggest cultural openings of the year. Located near the Pyramids of ...

Egypt hopes the new museum will draw in five million visitors annually, making one of the most-visited in the world - Copyright AFP/File ROBERTO SCHMIDT Egypt hopes ...

After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set to move to the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids. Visitors ...

Thousands of visitors streamed through the Grand Egyptian Museum on Tuesday as almost the entire collection of King Tutankhamun's treasures -- over 4,500 artefacts -- was displayed together for the ...