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INSIDE Tut’s Treasure Tour

This program gives viewers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the unseen world of one of the greatest museum shows of all time as it travels on tour. Tut’s Treasure Tour, Tuesday July 28th at 10:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.

Go behind the scenes of some of the world’s greatest events, unraveling the science, high-tech tools and non-stop drama as a compelling cast of characters races to pull off the impossible. Experience the world’s most awe-inspiring moments, from the inside.

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The Egyptian installation crew doing the condition report on the gold coffinettes for the viscera of Tutankhamun.

Cameras reveal the choreographed chaos of taking apart the show, from the de-installation team that works under merciless deadlines to the deconstruction of the boy king’s temporary palace.

In the dead of the night, the convoy of these priceless antiquities makes its secretive trip to Philadelphia, but there are only weeks until opening and the race is on to set up the show.

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