Discovering King Tut’s Tomb – The Experience

Discovering King Tut’s Tomb is an immersive exhibition in Boston that re-creates the burial chambers of Tutankhamun with handcrafted replicas made by Egyptian artisans using ancient techniques. Visitors walk through replicated chambers holding the shrines, sarcophagus and nested coffins that protected the young pharaoh’s mummy, along with a replica of the iconic death mask. Because the original artifacts are now permanently housed at the Grand Egyptian Museum and will not travel again, the replicas are presented as the way to see them outside Egypt.

An audio guide narrated in the voice of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who found the tomb in 1922, leads visitors through the exhibition. A virtual reality experience puts guests in Carter’s place at the moment he first entered the tomb and continues on a journey through the afterlife. Displays also cover the Nile River, the Egyptian pantheon, mummification and the life of the boy king, and visitors can peer through re-created walls at the treasures that have fascinated the world for a century.

What to Know

• The exhibition is housed in the Saunders Castle at Park Plaza.
• It is a temporary run scheduled to close on October 18, 2026.
• All ages are welcome.
• Group and VIP tickets are offered in addition to standard adult and kids admission.