Do you believe that the Tutankhamen 'treasures' should be returned to its rightful home in Egypt?

Answer 1

The King Tut treasures belong to Egypt and are permanently housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. They are touring the world (in cooperation with the Egyptian government) as the museum is updated to better display the artifacts to the public and insure that they are cared for according to accepted museum industry standards.

If the question is, should other Egyptian artifacts be returned to Egypt? Then that is far more problemactic. There actually is a very slippery slope to this. Often ancient Egyptian artifacts are considered works of art. If you require that Egyptian artifacts are returned to their place of origin, then what is to stop every nation in the world to ask for the return for their historic artifacts. If you say that all should return, then what about artwork like statues and paintings? Do you put an age requirement on it, or is all artwork to be shipped to its place of origin? Who sets the age requirement of the artwork?

This is a very difficult question that the museum industry has been grappling with for decades. It sounds cut and dry, put like everything it isn't.

Answer 2

The English may have discovered the tomb. But they also desecrated a lot of its treasures Tut was hacked apart to get at the amulets inside. Egypt tries very hard with very little help to keep its treasures in the environment that is needed. We as a world could help them more. I think all items should be returned.

Answer 3

Errr.... you've obviously never been to Egypt.

The items to which you are referring are owned by the Egyptian government. The majority of the time you are able to see them on display in the Cairo Museum but on occasion they are loaned to other countries (for a fee) for viewing there.
At present they are in London where the last time Tutankhamun paid a visit was the 1970's.

They didn't leave Egypt when they were uncovered.

Answer 4

yes

it's interesting of course to see how these people lived and we learn about the history of it all, they were very mysterious, and clever people,

BUT it's like grave robbing, he was buried with it all and nothing should be removed, it's disrespectful, imagine if they dug up some rich man over here to look at his treasures, there would be an outcry.

cathybaby x

Answer 5

Most definitely

I'm under the impression that the present showing of the artifacts is raising money to be able to show/protect them in there country of origin....

Answer 6

Definitely because for one, it's disrespect of his grave. How would you like it if someone showed your future corpse in a museum instead of letting it remain in it's grave? I know I wouldn't.

Answer 7

Absolutely!!!!!!

Answer 8

Which treasures do you mean?

Answer 9

YES

Answer 10

oh yeah..