As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands.

King Tut's collection of more than 5,000 objects, including his golden funeral mask, gilded coffins, golden amulets and beaded collars, will go on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum when it ...

King Tut Treasures: Egyptian conservators revive Tutankhamun's artefacts for the Grand Egyptian Museum opening expected in the final months of the year.

As a teenager, Eid Mertah would pore over books about King Tutankhamun, tracing hieroglyphs and dreaming of holding the boy pharaoh's golden mask in his hands. Years later, the Egyptian conservator ...

Years later, the Egyptian conservator found himself gently brushing centuries-old dust off one of Tut’s gilded ceremonial shrines — a piece he had only seen in textbooks.

From gilded coffins to golden amulets, many of the Grand Egyptian Museum’s items have not undergone restoration since their 1922 discovery.

For the 60th Anniversary of its mummy’s arrival, the museum has had a new exhibit called Discoveries on the Nile: Exploring ...

When King Tut's tomb was opened, those involved in the discovery started 'mysteriously' dying. Is the Curse of the Pharaohs real, or can it be explained in another way? Science has tried to ...

Two years of DNA testing and CT scans on Tut's 3,300-year-old mummy and 15 others are helping end many of the myths surrounding the boy king. While a comparatively minor ruler, he has captivated ...