France, Feb. 9 -- An immersive exhibition about Egyptian pharaohs opened on Friday at the Ateliers des Lumieres in Paris. It's the fourth expo on Ancient Egypt to be shown in the French capital since 2019, when artefacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun attracted a record number of visitors.
Projections of art pieces from the Louvre and the Egyptian museum in Cairo (EMC) adorn the walls of the 2,000 square metreAtelier des Lumieres. They're accompanied by classical and contemporary music, some from the soundtrack of films.
"The selection is based on art pieces that have been remarkably conserved despite the millennia that separates us from this civilisation," the exhibition's artistic director, Virginie Martin, told RFI.
She also uses new te...