This essay tells the diplomatic history of the Treasures of Tutankhamun touring exhibition, the most successful exhibition of all time, and its engagement in West Germany. It argues that the exhibition ascribed an ambassadorial role to its objects and used them as a tool of diplomatic propaganda. While the visit of the objects was promoted as an attempt at cross-cultural understanding, the interpretation and commodification of the exhibits also served to justify the West’s appropriation of Egypt’s natural and cultural resources.

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西德的图坦卡蒙，1980–81年

本文讲述了图坦卡蒙珍宝巡回展览的外交历史，有史以来最成功的展览及其在西德的参与。它辩称，展览赋予了该物品以大使的作用，并将其用作外交宣传的工具。展览的目的是为了促进人们对跨文化理解的尝试，而对展览品的解释和商品化也证明了西方人挪用埃及的自然和文化资源的合理性。