Christina Riggs – British Museum

Join us for a lecture exploring one of the most well-known ancient Egyptian pharaohs, Tutankhamun.

When it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, turning the boy-king into a household name overnight and kickstarting an international media obsession that endures to this day.

From pop culture and politics to tourism and heritage, and from the Jazz Age to the climate crisis, it’s impossible to imagine the 20th century without the discovery of Tutankhamun – yet so much of the story remains untold.

Join Christina Riggs for an illuminating history of the young pharaoh who has as much to tell us about our world as his own.