GCI and Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) are hooking up for a five-year collaboration to conserver King Tut’s tomb.
“King Tut has magic that we must conserve for future generations. I was happy when we CT scanned the mummy of King Tut in order to reveal the secrets of his family, but now I am even more thrilled to invite the Getty Conservation Institute to restore his tomb and return the glory of the boy king,” said Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Vice-Minister of Culture. ” I am happy that the GCI will look at the tomb and preserve its beautiful scenes.”
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