Luxor

Howard Carter House Museum

N/r Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt | West Side

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Howard Carter’s house is located in the western part of Luxor, in front of the entrance to the Valley of the Kings. Now this house is a museum, where tourists get acquainted with the life and life of the famous English Egyptologist and archaeologist, who in 1922 discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun.

The house has a kitchen, dining room, bedrooms, office office and photo studio. In the museum, in addition to the restored decoration of the rooms, you can see various tools that Carter used in his excavations, as well as ancient photographs. The archaeologist lived here from 1922 to 1931, during which time he explored the tomb.

In the museum, tourists will be shown a 20-minute film that will take them to the time of the opening of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Near the museum there is a tourist center, which houses cafes, cash registers, souvenir shops, toilets and other amenities.

 

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