Prague's National Museum opens large-scale Tutankhamun multi-media exhibit

Prague’s National Museum, in association with Civita Mostre e Musei, will open a new exhibit on August 21st, as part of a project to commemorate 100 years of Czech Egyptology. Tutankhamun RealExperience offers visitors a unique opportunity to learn more about the famed pharaoh by combining original artifacts with innovative multimedia technologies.

Developed in partnership with Laboratoriorosso, the exhibition stems from a concept developed by Italian photographer Sandro Vannini, whose work allows him to frequently access sites forbidden to the public to compile an extensive visual archive of ancient Egyptian culture.

“The National Museum is trying to prepare exhibitions for its visitors, which are not only of a high professional standard but also interesting and attractive. At the Tutankhamun exhibition, the visitor will not only see a whole range of original items but will also be literally drawn into the times of Pharaoh Tutankhamun using the latest multimedia technologies,” says National Museum General Director Michal Lukeš.

“We are very honored that such an exceptional and innovative exhibition project, which was created through international cooperation, will start its journey through Europe at the National Museum in Prague,” says Alberto Rossetti, President of Civita Mostre e Musei.

A selection of original objects, describing how the Ancient Egyptians conceived the afterlife, introduces the Tutankhamun RealExperience. The majority of the precious artifacts displayed come from the collections of the National Museum – Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures in Prague. Among them is the treasure of the exhibit, a statue of the young pharaoh from the Museum August Kestner in Hanover, on loan from the Fritz Behrens Foundation.