Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.51.4
Title
'Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive' exhibition, Weston Library, 2022–2023: related material
Date(s)
- 2022 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
2 boxes (1 large size), 2 rolls, 2 large folders and 6 packages
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Name of creator
(1879-1940)
Name of creator
(1874-1928)
Name of creator
(1867-1945)
Name of creator
(1879-1963)
Name of creator
(23 April 1869 - 7 August 1949)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by the Bodleian Library's exhibitions team in February 2023.
Reduced copy of Carter’s portrait (TAA iii.51.4.7): Transferred to the Swaffham Museum in Norfolk in April 2024.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
- 'Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive' exhibition at the Weston Library, Oxford, 13 April 2022 – 5 February 2023.
- Featuring material from the Tutankhamun Archive and other collections in the Griffith Institute.
- Posters, flyers, display materials, merchandising products, ephemera, and other memorabilia.
- Textile poster.
- Five text panels ('Introduction', 'Timeline', 'Griffith Institute', 'Curators’ Audio Highlights', 'Howard Carter portrait'), both textile and board.
- Caption texts for all sixteen showcases.
- Three textile banners.
- Image facsimiles, both original size and enlargements.
- QR codes for the audio guide.
- Reduced copy of Carter’s portrait.
- Replica of wreath placed on the forehead of the king’s outer coffin, made by The Garden of Oxford (Covered Market) and used in a ceremony held on 4 November 2022, where it was laid down by Ahdaf Soueif.
- Materials used in a 'Touch Tour' for the Blind and Partially Sighted / Visually Impaired on 13 October 2022.
- Free standing showcase cover design.
- Folder/package of posters, flyers, and other memorabilia and ephemera.
- Selection of merchandising products: bag, fridge magnets, postcards, book mark, and notebook.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.