In 2022, the Griffith Institute archive commemorated the anniversary of the rediscovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun with an exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries and an accompanying publication, “Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive.” The lecture this year will discuss the contemporaneous receptions that influenced the initial planning of the book and the exhibition, through the cultural attitudes expressed in early 20th century popular narratives, and the ways in which the exhibition tried to address these stereotypes in order to showcase the archive as a partial product of its historical context.
The lecture is accessible to the public, and will take place on November 18, 2023 at 2:00pm ET and 9:00pm EET. Register here now.
