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While excavating in the Valley of the Kings, an Egyptian worker on an archaeological dig discovered a partially obscured step. It would lead into the unlooted tomb of King Tut.

Perhaps the museum’s biggest draw will be its massive collection related to King Tutankhamun, the boy Pharaoh who ruled Egypt from about 1332 to 1323 B.C., per AP. His tomb was discovered almost completely intact in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter.

King Tutankhamun's tomb is at risk of collapsing due to structural integrity issues, and one researcher from the University of Cairo is studying ways to help reinforce it. The tomb, initially discovered by a British archaeologist in 1922,

In 1922, Howard Carter uncovered a sealed doorway in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings - and behind it lay the untouched tomb of King Tutankhamun. For a century, we’ve seen that moment only in faded black and white.

For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director told NBC News.

A disaster could strike at any moment, and if the Valley of the Kings is to be preserved, action must be taken before it is too late.”

Flash flooding in the Valley of the Kings has caused damage to the fragile rock beneath and above the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

"Yes, wonderful things!" Those three words changed everything. Howard Carter's persistence paid off spectacularly after years of searching Egypt's dusty Valley of the Kings. His grand discovery brought to was also responsible for an entire phenomenon: “Tutmania”.