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), 3 rolls, 2 large folders and 6 packages
Context area
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.
- Two large size (A0) posters.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.