In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the mummy of pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.ĭespite several apparent grave robberies, the tomb was crammed with ancient treasures, including jewellery, gilded shrines and a solid gold funerary mask. Here we look at seven famous mummies discovered in Egypt over the past 100 years. They will now be displayed in a purpose-built environment, each with a sarcophagus.Įgypt will also inaugurate another museum near the Giza pyramids in coming months, which will house the mummy of perhaps the most famous pharaoh, Tutankhamun. Most of the mummies have been on display in a small room in the Egyptian Museum since the 1950s. Ramses II and Hatshepsut will also make the journey. The 12th-century BC ruler Ramses IX will come in last.

The mummies of 18 kings and four queens will travel on themed floats in order from the oldest – with Seqenenre Tao II, who reigned over southern Egypt around 1,600BC, leading the procession. Its impressive mummy collection is being relocated from the 119-year-old Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square to the National Egyptian Civilisation Museum in Egypt's medieval capital Fustat.