Paris, France — A landmark event is taking place in Paris bringing  together role playing with an exhibition rooted in Ancient Egypt. This Ancient Egypt that continues to fascinate is currently centrally located in the Galeries Montparnasse in the Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris right by the train station. Visitors plunge into the world of the 20th century explorer Howard Carter and just like he and his team set off to discover what would become one of the most amazing tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the tomb of Tutankhamun and its vastly opulent wealth, discovered intact in 1922. He came to the throne at the age of about nine towards the end of the 18th dynasty, circa 1320 BC. The young pharaoh died at the age of 18 but left behind a reign and funerary objects that remain shrouded in mystery. 

« It was 101 years ago, November 4th, 1922, a young Egyptian, named Hussein Abd el-Rassoul working with the expedition led by Howard Carter, found by accident the first step into the tomb of a forgotten pharaoh, Tutankhamun. From that moment forward it was the beginning of an incredible adventure that would shake the world of Egyptology and the world at large, » commented His Excellency Alaa Youssef, the Egyptian ambassador to Paris. 

The visit begins in a replica of the tent of Howard Carter and ends in the tomb of the young, once forgotten pharaoh where visitors can marvel at some 1,000 funerary objects. Reader’s attention here: these are all replicas, the originals remain in Cairo and will soon be presented in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. History, enigmas and mysteries all come together in this immersive game-exhibition to be enjoyed by visitors of all ages. Armed with the Daily News with the date of the time as the road book and with the map of the tomb and the enigmas to solve along the pathway to it, the visitor enters into the tent of the celebrated British explorer Howard Carter who gives them a mission: to help him find the tomb. You will head into the giant hallway lined with blazing torches that leads you to the antechamber, the annex and finally the funeral chamber where you will discover the Open Sesame to finally head into the final room housing the treasure. 

« The thousands of artefacts that were piled up in this tomb that had been hastily built to house the corpse of the pharaoh Tutankhamun are still being studied. Chariots, beds and gilded wooden chapels were side by side with clothing, jewels, vessels for pomades, toys, weapons and scepters. This is a fantastic opportunity to be within reach of these priceless records, not only admirable for their beauty and their conception but for their scientific importance as well,» explained the Egyptologist and archaeologist Bénédicte Lhoyer, the scientific consultant for the exhibition.

Over 1,000 pieces and exceptional objects found in the pharaoh’s tomb have been meticulously reproduced and certified and await to be discovered. These objects were fashioned in the workshops of the Cairo Museum, under the expert eye and direction of Doctor Atef Abdel Shafi, by Egyptian artists and craftsmen over a six-year period so as to reproduce the works in perfect detail.  Each jewel, each statue, each amulet has been reproduced to perfection allowing for an immersion into the history of one of the greatest archeological discoveries of modern times. Today it is the only way to admire these works outside of Egypt. The King Tut adventure was conceived by Team Break, an entertainment company specialized in the creation of unique and customized immersive events and games. Until June 30th. ©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette. 22 rue du Départ, 75015 Paris, France. Information and reservations: http://www.toutankhamon-experience.com. 

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