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Mrs. Suzanna Mubarak, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall attended the official opening of the new Tutankhamen exhibition at the O2 (the Millennium Dome) in Greenwich. "Tutankhamen and The Golden Age of the Pharaohs" will display 130, 3,000-year-old artifacts excavated from King Tut's tomb. The guests were given a tour of the exhibition and witnessed the installation of the final artifacts before the public opening. General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas held a press conference on Tuesday, November 13. In it, he said that the Exhibition has come to London not only to tell the life story of the boy-king but also to reveal the secrets of his tomb's discovery. The Exhibition also includes artifacts from other Valley of Kings' tombs and from ancient Egyptian sites. Hawwas added that Egypt's share of the proceeds will go to restoring antiquities and to the establishment of 19 new museums. The SCA General Secretary said that the years 2007/8 will witness major developments in archaeological excavation. This week witnesses an Egyptian expedition carrying out excavation work in Ramses VIII tomb for the first time in 200 years. Studies are also conducted to restore King Tut's tomb. Hawwas has urged British Museum officials to consider loaning Egypt the Rosetta Stone in 2012 for several months to mark the opening of the new Rosetta Museum. Al-Ahram
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