“Wonderful things. " On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter slipped a candle into a breach and discovered, in the Valley of the Kings, the
intact burial chamber of a pharaoh who died at nineteen, sealed for three thousand three hundred years. Throne, chariots, wardrobe, sarcophagus, and the famous
solid gold mask would fuel a century of fascination. The exhibition at the Porte de Versailles allows visitors to relive this moment in a life-size reconstruction..Over 2,500 square meters, the tomb has been rebuilt exactly as it was on the day of its discovery, with its thousand objects in their original places. No piece is original: everything has been made as a facsimile by artisans, based on photographs by Harry Burton and notes from the Griffith Institute in Oxford. The authentic treasures have not left Egypt for over forty years, and the tomb in the Valley of the Kings is empty. The reconstruction's interest lies elsewhere: it recreates the impression of profusion that struck Howard Carter in 1922, when hundreds of objects appeared crammed into a small space. A way of grasping the magnitude of this major discovery in Egyptology. A virtual reality experience accompanies the visit.

PARIS EXPO PORTE DE VERSAILLES
From July 3 to September 6, 2026
Hall 5.1, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 - Metro: Porte de Versailles
(12) - Open daily 10am-7pm - Price: €39.90
Reduced price: €34.90 - Free for children under 4