King Tut artifacts are on view in Times Square, but an Egyptian scholar would rather see them at the Met. (DNAinfo/Tara Kyle)
Posted on 04/23/2010 9:46:24 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Dr. Zahi Hawass, the secretary general for Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities told a press conference Wednesday that hosting the Tutankhamun's tomb at the Discover Time Square Exposition cheapened the exhibition.
"This priceless artifact should be at the Met, not at this hole," Hawass said.
In an embarassing preview for the exhibition, Hawass called Arts and Exhibitions International President John Norman to the stage and demanded he "answer the question. Why is King Tut not at the Met?"
Norman responded by saying then when plans to bring Tut back to New York began over five years ago, he met with Philippe de Montebello, then director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Discussions broke down after about eight months, he said.
"With all the economics that are involved, payments for the exhibition and guarantees to the Supreme Council," Norman said, "We were unable to satisfy their economic goals and our economic goals." ...The exhibit includes the world debut of a new replica of King Tut's mummy, created using CT scans of Tut's mummy transformed into 3D form. The original mummy has never left Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
A portion of the exhibit's proceeds will return to Egypt in support of the ongoing study and preservation of antiquities, and the construction of the Grand Museum of Egypt in Cairo.
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King Tut artifacts are on view in Times Square, but an Egyptian scholar would rather see them at the Met. (DNAinfo/Tara Kyle)
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Hawass = Media Whore.
Is it just me or is Dr Hawass growing increasingly shrill?
Speaking of holes...
He insists on being on EVERY history channel show about Egypt. What a TV hog.
He’s very, very educated in history and antiquities.
His people skills, on the other hand...
Is it any wonder the Romans decided to kick the Egyptians in the Tuts?
Why didn't he try out for American Idol?
Wasn't King Tut found in a hole in the first place? lol
He could have won a Grammy.
My problem with him is the fact that he’s had firm control of Egyptian sites for far too long and that gives him firm control over the writing of Egyptian history
Pharaoh of the Opera
Is it art or history?
While it was a “folk” art of sorts, it is a historical artifact. The Who and When outway the craft of the work.
outweigh, sheesh.
Barack Vanilli did, it could happen.
Here's an article about that tour back then ...
Lots of people are saying he is impeding if not totally preventing some of the newer non-destructive investigation technologies from being used.
Last I heard, they are actually pretty convinced now that there are some structures/tunnels under the paws of the Sphinx, just like Cayce said.
And in fact the whole Giza plateau is swiss-cheese riddled with tunnels and chambers.
Buried in his Jammies
Ya think?
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