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King Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs Museum of Fine Arts Houston
This exhibition featuring treasures from over 2000 years of Egyptian history opens at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston OCTOBER 16, 2011 - APRIL 15, 2012.
On November 26, 1922, the tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered, unlocking the most precious treasures the world had ever known. Throughout the 1970s, millions of Americans marveled at the treasures of King Tut in an unprecedented museum exhibition.
After 27 years, the treasures of King Tut returned to the US in King Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, the greatest blockbuster exhibition of all time. The extensive exhibition includes more than 130 treasures beyond the imagination, from the tomb of Tutankhamun, other Valley of the Kings tombs, and additional ancient sites--giving us a glittering glimpse into the past.
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Tutankhamun: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
OCTOBER 16, 2011 - APRIL 15, 2012
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- Order Tickets - This exhibition is organized by Arts & Exhibitions International and AEG Exhibitions with cooperation from the Ministry of State for Antiquities in Egypt.
Tutankhamun: Pacific Science Center, Seattle
May 24, 2012-January 6, 2013
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- Pacific Science Center inspires a lifelong interest in science, math and technology by engaging diverse communities through interactive and innovative exhibits and programs.
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Tutankamen Death Mask
I saw this mask in the museum in Cairo. Photos cannot do justice to what you see in real life. It's beauty simply takes your breathe away.
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My Personal Story of this Breathtaking Exhibit
I first saw a small part of this exhibit in St. Louis when I was a teenager. Then I had the great fortune to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in the early 80's.
My first impression is a special memory, but what I saw in the Egyptian Museum was BREATHTAKING! It is impossible to imagine the craftmanship, the extravagance, and the shear magnitude of the artifacts that were found in the Tutankhamun tomb. And to remember that this was a minor tomb is difficult.
Although I am a student of Art History and have read books and seen photos and slides of the various pieces, I was in no way prepared for what I saw in real life.
We arrived at the Cairo Museum (built in 1900) very early in the morning before it was open and before the heat of the day. That was a good thing. The rooms are very small and there was no air conditioning...Egypt is a very warm place.
Being the first visitors of the day, we were able to view the exhibit with some ease and comfort. As more visitors arrived, the rooms became very crowded and hot.
The proceeds from this current exhibit will help fund a new museum in Cairo and help preserve ancient Egyptian memorabilia. It will be well worth a visit when it is complete.
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Who Was Tutankhamen?
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- Treasures from the Valley of the Kings
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- Cairo Egypt. Home of the King Tut artifacts
- USATODAY.com - King Tut reigns again
- Here's America's true summer blockbuster: The Return of King Tutankhamun. And like Star Wars, it's bigger, louder and way more expensive than the original nearly 30 years ago, when the boy king toured the USA to universal acclaim.
The Current Exhibit of Tutankhamun's Treasures
In 2005, hoping to inspire a whole new generation, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, in partnership with Arts and Exhibitions International and the National Geographic Society, launched a new American tour of Tutankhamun's treasures, this time called "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs."It is expected to draw more than three million people. The exhibition started in Florida, moved to Chicago, Philadelphia, London and is currently in San Francisco until March 2010
Have You Seen The Tutankhamun Exhibit
Since the discovery of his tomb in 1922, Tutankhamun has captured the hearts of people around the world. Buried with him were treasures beyond the imagination, a tomb holding the most magnificent treasures of the Golden Age of the Pharaohs and giving us a glittering glimpse into the past.
50 Major Objects Featured
The traveling show, dubbed "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaoh," will feature 50 major objects items (without the spectacular coffins) excavated from boy-king Tutankhamun's tomb, some up to 3,500 years old, including his royal diadem-the gold crown discovered encircling the head of the king's mummified body--and one of the gold and precious stone inlaid canopic coffinettes that contained his mummified internal organs..Also on display will be over 70 objects snatched from the tombs of other kings of Tutankhamen's 18th Egyptian Dynasty(1555 BC - 1305 BC).
In total, 130 objects will be featured, up from 55 items in the original exhibit in the 1970s.
The exhibit also features National Geographic images and film footage about the golden age of the pharaohs as well as information on cutting-edge research into the life and death of Tutankhamun.
The exhibit, part of a 27-month tour commencing at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in June 2005, is sponsored by National Geographic, AEG Live Exhibitions and Arts and Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Proceeds from the exhibit will help preserve ancient Egyptian memorabilia and fund a new museum in Cairo.
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The Golden Age Tour
The exhibit dates have been extended to March 2010.
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Exhibit History
The exhibition started in Florida. Chicago was the third United States venue for this national tour which was presented at The Field Museum from May 26, 2006 to January 1, 2007.
The exhibit was in Philadelphia from February 3rd to September 30th, 2007 and then traveled to London where it stayed until August 31, 2008 before returning to the US for an extended tour at the Dallas Museum of Art from October , 2008 - May 2009 and the de Young Museum San Francisco from June 27, 2009 - March 28, 2010.
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs opened at the Science Museum of Minnesota on February 18, 2011.
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs opened in Melbourne, Australia for the first time April 8, 2011 - November 6, 2011 and returned to the U.S. to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston OCTOBER 16, 2011 - APRIL 15, 2012
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- More than 30 years after the first King Tut exhibition captivated Seattle, the magic and mystery of the boy king returns to the Pacific Northwest with an almost entirely new selection of treasures and more than twice the number of artifacts.
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The Original US Tour
The original seven-city Tut tour
The original US seven-city Tut tour, which ran from 1976 to 1979 and had a long stop at the Chicago Field Museum, drew a reported 8 million people and set attendance records. The show helped usher in the era of the "blockbuster" museum exhibit, which in turn spawned other hugely attended spectacles such as the Monet show at the Art Institute. The 1970's Tutankhamun World Wide Tour
Memories are vivid of people queuing around the British Museum to pay their 50p entrance charge, some of them waiting over 8 hours to get in. Inside the museum, the specially designed exhibition was crowded and stuffy at times, a constant movement of people making it possible to take only brief glimpses of some objects. A slight claustrophobia only added to the atmospheric display. For once, heads of the king, and postcards of his jewellery, outnumbered Union Jack t-shirts and models of London double-deckers on the stalls outside.
The Exhibition was the most popular exhibition in the history of the museum and still holds the record for the most visitors to any exhibition in London.
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70's Exhibition Captures Hearts Around the World
The Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition inspired fashion and pop culture - including one of Saturday Night Live's most famous parodies, the song "King Tut" by Steve Martin.
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NAIZA Aug 2, 2009 @ 9:29 pm | delete
- What an interesting lens.. How I wish I could see the Tuntankhamen exhibit myself. Terrific lens. Congratulations on your purple star as well. Very well deserve. :)
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jptanabe
Jul 19, 2009 @ 5:56 pm | delete
- Awesome indeed - both your lens and no doubt the exhibition! Now all I have to do is visit San Francisco before March 2010. In the meantime though 5*!
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tandemonimom
Apr 1, 2009 @ 6:34 pm | delete
- Great lens! Welcome to the new Squidoo group Rulers and Royalty.
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CrypticFragments
Sep 22, 2008 @ 7:40 pm | delete
- awesome! thanks for visiting my pages today, I wish I could see this exhibit...
5* and lensrolled to my Isis, Hatshepsut, and Scarabs lenses
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dc64
Jan 4, 2008 @ 12:24 pm | delete
- Hi, just had to visit your lens. It's awesome, and I will gladly lensroll it for my Mysterious History site and give you a much deserved 5 stars!
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