The Discovery of King Tut exhibition opens this weekend in New York City, featuring colorized photos from the 1922 excavation of King Tut's tomb. An archaeologist discovered Tutankhamun's intact tomb nearly a century ago. An Egyptologist photographed the remarkable excavation, taking over 1400 photos. For the New York exhibition, a studio colorized a selection of the photos, each marking a milestone and showing the romance between New York and King Tut.

1. Colorized Photos
from the 1920s
Discovery of King Tut

2. The highly anticipated Discovery of King Tut exhibition in New York city
opens this weekend and will run through May 1, 2016. It was nearly a
century ago (1922) that archaeologist Howard Carter captured the world’s
imagination with the astounding discovery of the undisturbed tomb of
Tutankhamun.
Harry Burton, an English Egyptologist and archaeological photographer,
documented the remarkable excavation on behalf of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, taking over 1400 photos of the once-in-a-lifetime event.
For the New York exhibition, British specialist studio Dynamichrome colorized a
selection of Burton’s photos, each marking a milestone during the excavation.
These will go on display in a special gallery, focusing on “the romance between
New York and King Tut.”
Jordan Lloyd and his team at Dynamichrome were kind enough to share the photos
that will be on display at the exhibit. Below you will find the black and white and
colorized versions below along with captions describing each photo.