Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
- Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is a traveling exhibition showing the artifacts from Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb as well as items from other ancient Egyptian Pharaohs’ tombs.
The exhibition was launched in 2005, by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, together with Arts and Exhibitions International and the National Geographic Society
Exhibition Overview
The American leg of the exhibition attracted estimated three million visitors, and was displayed in the following venues:
*Los Angeles County Museum of Art - June 16 to November 15, 2005
*Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale - December 2005
*Field Museum of Natural History - May 2006
*Franklin Institute - February 2007
From November 15, 2007 to August 31, 2008 the exhibition will be shown in The O2, London. It was also announced that it will have an 8-month stint in Dallas, Texas at the Dallas Museum of Art before going on display in Egypt.
Artifacts On Display
“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” is displaying real items excavated from tombs of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. From 130 authentic artifacts presented, 50 are found specifically during the excavations made in Tutankhamun’s tomb. The rest of items are taken from other royal graves of the 18th Dynasty (dating back to 1555 BCE to 1305 BCE) spanning Pharaohs Amenhotep II, Amenhotep III and Thutmose IV among others.
The last time items from Tutankhamun’s tomb were displayed was The Treasures of Tutankhamun shown in London, USA and Egypt during the years 1972 to 1979.
See also
*The Treasures of Tutankhamun
*Tutankhamun Exhibition
*Tutankhamun
External links
* [http://www.kingtut.org Official website of the Exhibition]
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