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The rest house of Howard Carter, discoverer of King Tutankhamun's tomb, has reopened to the public today as a museum. The mud-brick building, near the Valley of the Kings on Luxorwww.egyptraveluxe.com's West Bank, was one of the projects earmarked by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities three months ago, as costly facelifts to Luxor were undertaken - including renovations to Luxor Templewww.egyptraveluxe.com and the Deir el-Bahri temple of Queen Hatshepsut. The house, from where Carter made his greatest discovery in 1922 with the backing of Lord Carnarvon, allows visitors to see the office and tools which made Carter an overnight celebrity 87 years ago when he unearthed KV62, the tomb of Egypt's boy-king.
The opening of the house is an homage to the man who thrust Ancient Egypt into the world's limelight during the era of discovery. the house will allow tourists an insight into one of Egypt's greatest explorers as It is time to take good care of his house "We have thousands of tourists coming every day and all their guides point to the Carter house. Many people asked us if they could take a look."
a team work had been designated to develop this area to think of how it could be used in the future as a valuable asset for the Valley of the Kings. an excellent architect has transformed the run-down house into a beautiful museum. Tourists can now walk through Carter’s kitchen, dining room, bedroom, office and photography studio. The most impressive is a film with a real Howard Carter lecturing you. This 20 minute film is presented by a holographic Howard Carter who transports you back to the time of the discovery and shares the excitement of the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
"The unassuming building was Carter's home, as he and his millionaire backer searched for the elusive tomb, which would be the richest in Egyptian history.
Over 5,000 glittering treasures were found, many of which can be found in Heritage Key's own Virtual Experience. Photographs of the incredible breakthrough are also among the new museum's highlights.
"This is where the two men spent long winter months over many years," says today's Lord Carnarvon, who still resides at his family's Highclere Castle. "It is poignant to come back. My great-grandfather was so persistent and determined to find objects of beauty and Howard Carter was such a great organizer, draftsman and scholar."
Stuart Carter, first cousin twice-removed of the famous archaeologist, paid homage to his forebear's persistence and professionalism. "Howard had a dedication to applying scientific techniques of the day to the discovery," he says. "He spent from 1922 when the tomb was discovered to 1931 or so unlocking the secrets of the tomb." The museum's many exhibits show Carter's passion for meticulous recording and cataloguing of archaeological data at the Theban Necropolis.
The rest house of Howard Carter, discoverer of King Tutankhamun's tomb, has reopened to the public today as a museum. The mud-brick building, near the Valley of the Kings on Luxorwww.egyptraveluxe.com's West Bank, was one of the projects earmarked by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities three months ago, as costly facelifts to Luxor were undertaken - including renovations to Luxor Templewww.egyptraveluxe.com and the Deir el-Bahri temple of Queen Hatshepsut. The house, from where Carter made his greatest discovery in 1922 with the backing of Lord Carnarvon, allows visitors to see the office and tools which made Carter an overnight celebrity 87 years ago when he unearthed KV62, the tomb of Egypt's boy-king.
The opening of the house is an homage to the man who thrust Ancient Egypt into the world's limelight during the era of discovery. the house will allow tourists an insight into one of Egypt's greatest explorers as It is time to take good care of his house "We have thousands of tourists coming every day and all their guides point to the Carter house. Many people asked us if they could take a look."
a team work had been designated to develop this area to think of how it could be used in the future as a valuable asset for the Valley of the Kings. an excellent architect has transformed the run-down house into a beautiful museum. Tourists can now walk through Carter’s kitchen, dining room, bedroom, office and photography studio. The most impressive is a film with a real Howard Carter lecturing you. This 20 minute film is presented by a holographic Howard Carter who transports you back to the time of the discovery and shares the excitement of the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
"The unassuming building was Carter's home, as he and his millionaire backer searched for the elusive tomb, which would be the richest in Egyptian history.
Over 5,000 glittering treasures were found, many of which can be found in Heritage Key's own Virtual Experience. Photographs of the incredible breakthrough are also among the new museum's highlights.
"This is where the two men spent long winter months over many years," says today's Lord Carnarvon, who still resides at his family's Highclere Castle. "It is poignant to come back. My great-grandfather was so persistent and determined to find objects of beauty and Howard Carter was such a great organizer, draftsman and scholar."
Stuart Carter, first cousin twice-removed of the famous archaeologist, paid homage to his forebear's persistence and professionalism. "Howard had a dedication to applying scientific techniques of the day to the discovery," he says. "He spent from 1922 when the tomb was discovered to 1931 or so unlocking the secrets of the tomb." The museum's many exhibits show Carter's passion for meticulous recording and cataloguing of archaeological data at the Theban Necropolis.
Around the same time that the Carter House project started, a very important project began with a foreign team to make laser scanning of three tombs in the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. The three tombs are: Seti I, Tutankhamun and Nefertari. these tombs are unique and can never be repeated again. Therefore we have to preserve them. Currently the tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Queens are visited by thousands of tourists each year. If this situation is not changed the tombs will be
irreversibly damaged and eventually completely destroyed.
we are trying to finish the laser scanning and make a replica valley to the north-west of Howard Carter’s house. This replica valley will have the three tombs of Seti, Tutankhamun and Nefertari and we will be closing the original three tombs to the public (Nefertari and Seti’s tombs have been closed off to the public for several years now). Some visitors might think that this is denying them the chance to see these tombs. However, this is the only away of preserving the tombs for humanity. As of right now visitors cannot see Nefertari or Seti’s tomb at all, so in fact the replica valley will provide access to these tombs that have been closed off completely.
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