Sydneyâs blockbuster King Tut show cancelled for good
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The treasures of King Tutankhamun will not stop in Sydney with confirmation the blockbuster tour, which was to have crowned the Australian Museumâs $57 million renovations, has been cancelled.
Postponed when COVID-19 hit, the exhibition of more than 150 objects from the Boy Kingâs tomb has returned to Cairo, Egypt.
The Australian Museumâs Pacific collections were moved out to make way for the King Tut exhibition.
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The Australian Museum said it had been working with IMG, the international company responsible for staging the exhibition, who had confirmed recently that the tour would not proceed âdue to the global impacts of COVID-19â.
Sydney s blockbuster King Tut show cancelled for good
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