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Article: Cultural Bounty in Basel: from ancient antiquities associated with the mysterious boy pharaoh Tutankhamen to mutually enriching friendships between 20th-century artists, no other European city can equal Basel this summer in terms of the quality and diversity of exhibitions on view.(Art & Culture)
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- July 1, 2004
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Billed as the most important exhibition of ancient Egyptian artefacts to be seen in Europe for over 20 years, "Tutankhamen: The Golden Beyond" at Basel's Antiken-museum is the result of intensive negotiations, which overruled a parliamentary vote forbidding the loan of relics from the tomb of Tutankhamen to other countries. The Egyptian's Supreme Council of Antiquities finally agreed to the loan for purely practical reasons: they need money for necessary museum construction and hope to attract more tourists.
The last European exhibition dedicated to Tutankhamen took place in Berlin in 1980, but it, as well as the famous showing in London in 1972, focused almost ...