Christina Riggs – Bodleian Library

A century of Tutankhamun: The modern history of an ancient king

His name is famous around the world thanks to the discovery of his intact burial in November 1922. But why did Tutankhamun’s tomb inspire such fervour in the 1920s, and how did his treasures later become a staple of museum tours, pop culture, and politics? Offered in conjunction with the Weston Library exhibition Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive, this lecture will give a glimpse behind the gold, to see what Tutankhamun’s legacy has to offer us today.