Tutankhamun Exhibition

Now although it didn't include the famous golden death mask (too delicate to be removed from Cairo) this was a remarkable exhibition - concentrating on the period of Egyptian history around and leading up to the reign of the 'boy king' who ruled the united kingdom for 10 years before his unexpected death at the age of nineteen. Like many of these exhibitions it was the small, if not tiny items rather than the huge mummy cases. What was remarkable after 3000 years was the amazing decoration of pots, model boats, figurines, statuettes and delicate artefacts. The setting is tremendous - at the 02 arena.