Tutankhamun in Bologna, immersive exhibition opens with Zahi Hawass

The exhibition dedicated to Tutankhamun reconstructs the discovery of the pharaoh’s tomb through over one hundred certified reproductions of the artifacts, dedicated set designs, sections on mummification and virtual reality stations. The news currently comes from a single source (SiViaggia); no independent confirmation available.

The exhibition is hosted at Palazzo Belloni, in Bologna, and will remain open from October 3, 2026 to May 2, 2027. A timeframe of several months that gives the public a wide window for visits, in a format combining the more traditional component of museum reproduction with digital tools such as virtual reality.

The October 3 opening had as its guest the Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, who took part in the event’s inauguration. The presence of an internationally known figure in the field of Egyptology accompanied the exhibition’s debut, designed to tell the Italian public about one of the most famous archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century through a multimedia approach.

The more than one hundred certified reproductions making up the exhibition path allow visitors to follow step by step the discovery of the tomb, while the sections dedicated to mummification explore in depth the ritual and technical aspects linked to the pharaoh’s burial. The virtual reality component adds an immersive dimension to the experience, designed to make an archaeological event that took place almost a century ago accessible to visitors.

With a program covering the entire winter and spring of 2027, the Palazzo Belloni exhibition stands as one of Bologna’s longest-running cultural events dedicated to Egyptian archaeology. The exhibition path, set up in the historic rooms of the palace, alternates halls dedicated to the reproduced artifacts with interactive stations, in a sequence designed to guide visitors from the discovery of the tomb in 1922 to the more technical aspects of preserving the pharaoh’s remains. The initiative is part of a wave of immersive exhibitions on ancient Egypt that in recent years has found space in various Italian cities, relying on the combination of certified reproductions and digital technologies to broaden public access to archaeological contexts that would otherwise not be directly accessible.