[NormsRevenge]

Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and director of the Giza Saqqara Pyramids, announces Dec. 1, 2004 that more than 130 treasures of Tutankhamun (King Tut), other Valley of the Kings tombs and ancient sites will return to the United States on a 27-month tour beginning in Los Angeles on June 16, 2005. The exhibition will include 50 major objects excavated from Tutankhamun's tomb, including his royal diade, the gold crown he likely wore while living between 3,300-3,500 years ago. (Reuters - Handout)

[what's up]

AEI is joined by Anschutz Entertainment Group

How to invest?

[tiamat]

Oooooh!

i got to see the 1970's tut exhibit.

VERY cool.

I'll have to try to catch this!

[Clemenza]

Could've won a Grammy...

[NormsRevenge]

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will appear at the following venues:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 16 to November 15, 2005

Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, December 2005

Chicago Field Museum, May 2006

I'm looking for the 4th..

http://www.kingtut.org/

[Chani]

Is it swingin' by Dallas?

[eastforker]

I visited the exhibit in the 70's, well worth every penny.

[yooper]

"Tickets for the an adult range from $15 to $30 dollars on the first stop at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art."

No way am I gonna pay thirty bucks to get cursed. Also, seems to me that I saw at least SOME of this stuff in the Field Museum, and it wasn't more than 20 years ago.

[oldfart]

Thirty bucks a ticket? I saw the first exhibit and $30 is a steal for a bigger show. I'd stand in line to pay $50.

[SamAdams76]

Perhaps this latest exhibit of the "Boy King" will inspire another hit novelty song.

[Paleo Conservative]

[kayak]

bttt

[asgardshill]

Ping.

Our friend's back in town.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Saw this in Washington, D.C. the first time through. This is a "must see" you may believe.

Regards,

[monkey]

"Where can you go as an adult for $30 and see ancient Egyptian artifacts that are valued at over $650 million?," said Norman.

The British Museum or Metropolitan, both free (suggested donation on the Metropolitan). The Smithsonian/NGA doesn't have an extensive permanent Egyptian collection, but has a massive collection and has had excellent travelling Egyptian and Mayan exhibits in recent years, all free.

Ya, somebody pays, but they make a lot on donations, wand rentals, programs (paid lectures) and increased traffic in the gift shops and restaurants.

My major gripe with paid exhibits is that you have to pay every time, rather than getting a pass for the length of the exhibit, so if you want to see it 5 times, it costs a fortune. Unlike a movie, you have to see art multiple times. And trendy, paid exhibits are often crowded with tourists snapping pictures and asking you to get out of the way. I went to the Louvre last summer, and it was like Disneyworld.

[VOA]

King Tut Exhibit Could Prove to Be Gold Mine

Especially if the tour operators market a version of the women's T-shirt that
was sold during the last US tour.

The lady's T-shirt had two strategically placed images of Tut's death mask and a
caption that said (IIRC):
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY TUTS


I don't know how widely marketed it was, but it sure was a keeper.

[VOA]

http://216.239.63.104/search?q=cache:b_uoquQMBu4J:www.twincities.com/mld/kansascitystar/entertainment/5595929.htm++%22hands+off+my+tuts%22&hl=en&start=1

I guess my recollection of that t-shirt (post 57) is at least recalled by someone else...
(about 1/4 down the linked page)

[SunkenCiv]

King Tut Exhibit Could Prove to Be Gold Mine
Reuters ^ | Fri, Dec 03, 2004 | Jill Serjeant
Posted on 12/03/2004 11:09:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1294172/posts

King Tut, Part 2
NY Times ^ | Dec 7, 2004
Posted on 12/06/2004 7:26:13 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1295849/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks, NormsRevenge, I guess I missed the memo...

Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on, off, or alter the "Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list --
Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
The GGG Digest -- Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.kingtut.org/venues.htm

The following are the only North American venues for the tour:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-857-6000 (general information)
323-857-0098 (TDD)
MAP

June 16, 2005 - November 15, 2005

Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33301
Tel: (954) 525-5500

December 15, 2005 - April 23, 2006

The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
(312) 922-9410

May 26, 2006 - January 01, 2007

The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.448.1200

February 3, 2007 - September 30, 2007

[SunkenCiv]

The Collonade at Luxor -- those sixteen or so tall columns in two rows, seen in the middle of this image -- was actually built by King Tut, and later Ramses II -- often called Ramses the Great because he had a long reign and has a great ad hoc PR department -- had most of the traces removed. His own cartouche was carved over Tut's, except nearest the top.

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