Gallery REVIEW: Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition - ★★★★★

Mix Up Theatre (Stewart)
17 hours ago
2 min read

Embark on a journey through ancient Egypt featuring an 8-metre high 360-degree immersive video mapping room, a seated Virtual Reality Experience, an Interactive Digital Metaverse room, replicas & artefacts directly from Cairo, plus a Hologram Room showing the full mummification process of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Combining cutting-edge technology with rich historical narratives, the exhibition features impressive 360-degree projections spanning 1,200 square metres of projection surface, an impressive hologram showcasing the mummification process, a virtual reality experience and an interactive digital metaverse space.

Presenting a selection of original ancient Egyptian artefacts from as far back as 4000 B.C including a funerary shabti from the 20th Dynasty that belonged to Howard Carter’s private collection, statuettes and vases from the reigns of Tutankhamun and Ramses II & III, as well as high quality replicas and facsimiles from Egypt in an exceptionally curated ‘treasure room’.

Where?

SECC Glasgow - until 26th October

Stewart - ★★★★★

"An incredible immersive experience with this intricately detailed delve into the world of the Egyptian boy king, Tutankhamun.

My own knowledge of this was fairly limited (does the Steve Martin SNL sketch count?) so I completely soaked up all the information at the beginning of this gallery experience. With some astonishing objects from the tomb, it really all sets you up for the immersive experience that follows.

There's a 360 degree projection room which is quite outstanding if at times got a little lost within the mythology - I'm going to read up on it though (Thanks gift shop at the end!)

Then there's more excellent graphics and imagery with a VR headset (incredible), a look into the process of mummification (eww) and a hilariously weird experience of walking around a room with a VR headset on as we delve into the finding of the tomb in 1922.

What an amazing experience - it's a little pricey - but it's unforgettable. Go get a ticket!"

Mix Up Junior (Age 6 ) - ★★★★★

"I loved the bit with the headset and being in the coffin and then flying in the sky with the volcanoes and pyramids and then when you find out that his brain went through his nose!!!"