Tutankhamun’s wardrobe project

Collection title

Tutankhamun's wardrobe

ID

BIB00233

Source

Bibliotheca Alexandrina (EG)

First broadcast date

03/01/2006

Production year

2006

Abstract

The BA Arts Center organized in 29 March 2006 an exhibition entitled "Tutankhamun's Wardrobe" : A reconstruction of the textiles of Tutankhamun’s Treasure, in cooperation with the Swedish Institute and the Swedish Museum of Textile History. The exhibition features the meticulously created reconstruction of the nearly 3500 years old clothes of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Speech of Christina Rinaldo about Tutankhamun’s wardrobe project and the relation between handcraft and science.

Type

video

Production companies

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Own production

Broadcaster

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Audiovisual form

Conference

Personalities

• Rinaldo Christina

Primary theme

Antiquity

Credits / Cast

• Rinaldo Christina - Participant

Period of events

• From -5000 to -1000

Map locations

• Egypt - Upper Egypt - Valley of the Kings

Original language

English

Media running time

9m55