Visitors are first greeted by a colossal 3,200-year-old statue of one of ancient Egypt ... s grandest collections is the gold mask of Tutankhamun. The mask, which has survived grave robbers ...

At the end of the exhibition, there is a colossal statue of Tutankhamun and visitors exit into the gallery shop with souvenirs ranging from the brilliantly illustrated catalogue to scarab beetles.

The people were very unhappy with this change and, after Akhenaten's death, destroyed many of his statues and monuments. Child: Tutankhamun, ruler of Egypt, from around 1332 to 1323BC. Tutankhamun ...

Other highlights will be the magnificent, ancient Khufu barge and the 83-tonne statue of Ramses II painstakingly moved from Cairo's main railway station. Tutankhamun's mummy is on display in the ...