First look inside incredible immersive Egyptian experience coming to Glasgow

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A TRULY epic event celebrating Egypt has landed in Glasgow.
Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition, a spectacular hi-tech experience, is opening tomorrow following a sell-out 14-week run in London.
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It's a truly immersive show
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The experience opens tomorrow
And we got a sneak peek inside the incredible show ahead of opening.
The exhibition invites visitors to step back in time and embark on an exhilarating journey through ancient Egypt, discovering the myths and mysteries surrounding Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
But unlike your usual museum experience, this puts you right at the heart of the action with mind-bending virtual reality and incredible artefacts.
The exhibition starts with a fun photo op before taking you round a walkway with giant screens telling your the history of Egypt and the boy king.
Along the way there are jaw-dropping graphics before visitors are taken into a room with incredible artefacts from the great discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Some are replicas, showing the detail and a opulence of the treasures the ruler was buried with. Meanwhile, the real artefacts give a fascinating insight into burials thousands of years ago.
There's a section dedicated to Howard Carter, the archaeologist who made the life-changing discovery.
And then you're into the virtual reality section,
Created in collaboration with Egyptologists and historians, the exhibition features one of Europe's most expansive immersive video mapping rooms.
You are taken through Tutankhamun's story in stunning, immersive detail.
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The moment of the discovery of the tomb is described in a recorded interview of Howard Carter, the famous British archaeologist, adding an extraordinary layer of authenticity to the experience.
Next up, visitors get to try a 360-degree seated virtual reality experience, journeying into the mystical Egyptian afterlife. This really is astonishing, you really feel like you are floating through unknown realms.
And finally, you get to walk through a digital metaverse, exploring Howard Carter's basecamp and reliving the monumental moment of the 1922 discovery in its full glory.
I've tried experiences like this before, but this one blows them all out of the water. The virtual reality sections are mind-blowing but even the simpler artefact parts are just as amazing to see.
The show is on at the SEC from tomorrow until October 26 before going on a wider European tour.
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The tomb is recreated