Egypt Uncovered: Belzoni and the Tomb of Pharaoh Seti I

Disover the story of Giovanni Battista Belzoni, a circus strongman-turned-archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Seti 1 in 1817 at 'Egypt Uncovered' the latest exhibition taking over the beautiful sees the beautiful Sir John Soane's Museum. Explore recent conservation and research into the object, new high-resolution 3-D digital scan of the sarcophagus, see fragments of its broken lid and learn about the high profile ‘sarcophagus parties’ Sir John Soane held in 1825. Find out more here.