Some 150 objects from the iconic collection of King Tutankhamen’s treasures will be exhibited in Boston as of June 13. The news was announced by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh as he proceeded to unveil a large statue of the boy king, clad in his royal outfit, before city hall. It was also confirmed on the exhibition’s website. The much-anticipated exhibition, which would constitute the city’s second time hosting the artifacts of the famed king since the 1960s, will find a temporary home at Saunders Castle on Park Plaza. It is then expected to make way to the Australian Museum in Sydney. Currently, the exhibition, called “King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh”, is located at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Formerly, the interim exhibition was hosted in the French capital of Paris – the second stop for the touring exhibition, after Los Angeles, where it accrued a record number of visitors as the most visited cultural event of the year 2019, with a turnout of more than 1.37 million visitors, according to Egypt’s Ambassador to Paris. The exhibit collection features a shrine, a bed, canopic jar, ceremonial shield, wooden…
