King Tut's Curse and the “Truth” about Ancient Egypt

Who owns the “truth” about the past? Today’s power struggle between scientific and sensational interpretations of ancient Egypt began with the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb a century ago. In recently rediscovered private letters, psychics and tabloid journalists challenged Howard Carter’s authority with dire warnings about the supernatural vengeance that awaited him. The invention of “King Tut’s Curse” reveals the eccentric personalities and toxic rivalries that gave birth to a legend.

About the presenter: Dr Jasmine Day, anthropologist and Egyptologist, is an expert on mummymania, mummy ethics and Egyptian Revival jewellery, and the author of The Mummy’s Curse: Mummymania in the English-speaking World. She appeared in TV’s Egypt’s Unexplained Files. Dr Day is President of The Ancient Egypt Society of Western Australia Inc.

Proceedings:

6:30pm - 7:30pm: Talk
5:00 - 8:30pm: Discovering Ancient Egypt open after hours, for guests with a ticket including exhibition entry

This event is part of our Pyramid Talk series. Discover more events in this series.

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Food and drink are not to be consumed within the museum's exhibition spaces.
Please note, the Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition includes sensitive subject matter including the display of human and animal remains. Read the full subject matter warning statement.

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This event is Auslan interpreted.

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