Howard Carter’s Luxor home now a museum
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The Egyptian mud-brick house of British archaeologist Howard Carter, where he lived 87 years ago when he discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen has been reopened as a museum.
Jane Akshar from Luxor News blog was there for the preparation and the opening ceremony (she helped with polishing some dusty furniture too), along with celebrities Dr. Zahi Hawass and the present Lord and Lady Carnarvon.
“We were given a sneak preview of the ghost of Howard Carter. With the aid of lights, screens, mirrors and glass an image of Carter appears and gives a talk about the discovery of the tomb with slides. It is really excellent, very cleverly done”, said Akshar.”
The newly renovated property displays the archaeologist’s office room, his desk, tools and the original surveying equipment he used.
Photographer Harry Burton’s camera is also on display, along with a collection of photographs of work in Tutankhamen’s tomb.
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