Wonderful Things
The last series of Galleries, in the Castle cellars, takes visitors on a amazing journey which begins in November 1922. Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter cleared the steps and passageway down to the plastered sealed door which led into the antechamber of Tutankhamun’s tomb:
"Together, the excavators stood in front looking at the seal impressions....Nervously, Carter made a small hole in the door, and reached up to hold a candle. The candle flickered as the air escaped...The excavators widened the gaps in the plaster and Lady Evelyn, (Lord Carnarvon’s daughter), Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter climbed in and everywhere "There was the glint of gold..." The themed exhibition of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb includes over 60 incredible replicas, wall paintings of the tomb and photographic archive.
Carnarvon & Carter'Carnarvon & Carter' by Fiona Carnarvon, is the story of the two men whom met in Egypt about 1906, and who, 16 years later, discovered the tomb of the Boy Pharoah, Tutankhamun. Containing many previously unpublished photographs from the 5th Earl's extensive collection, the book traces the lives of two extraordinary Englishmen in Edwardian times and their time spent in Egypt. You can order this book at the Castle: | |
Egypt at HighclerePublished to mark the opening of the 8th Earl's new 'Wonderful Things' Egyptian Exhibition, 'Egypt at Highclere' documents, for the first time, the extensive collection of 1500-4000 year old artefacts discovered by the 5th Earl of Carnarvon from 1905 to 1922 which are on display in the Castle. The book also explains how the new Egyptian Exhibition at the Castle tells the story of the discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun, through the 'Antiquities Collection', the 'Path to Discovery', 'Wonderful Things', the 'Shrine Room', the 'Treasury', the 'Vault' and more. You can order this book at the Castle: |
