Egypt
Mayor Villaraigosa to Visit Tutankhamun
- Kv 5 Update
Theban Mapping Project (Kent Weeks) Thanks very much to Kate Phizackerley's "News from the Valley of the Kings" blog for the information that Kent Weeks has published a brief 2009 update on the clearing of KV 5, the tomb of the sons of Ramesses II....
- Mellon Financial To Sponsor Tutankhamn
http://tinyurl.com/ey4os (Business Wire)"Mellon Financial Corporation has entered into an agreement with Los Angeles-based AEG Exhibitions, Arts and Exhibitions International, The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and National Geographic, with cooperation...
- Tutankhamun - Closing Stats
http://tinyurl.com/8tqkz "With a closing rush, King Tut's tally at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art reached 937,613 visitors, museum officials said Monday — the second-largest audience for any museum exhibition after the 1.25 million who saw...
- Tutankhamun Exhibition Opening In Los Angeles
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o150625f.htm The Tutankhamun exhibition currently touring the USA is opening in Los Angeles on 16th June on the next leg of its tour, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). See below for prices etc: http://www.lacma.org/info/press/tut2005.htmEgyptology...
- Ct Scan Images Of King Tut To Be Featured In 'golden Age Of The Pharaohs' Exhibition
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050301005895&newsLang=en "Groundbreaking CT scans of the celebrated pharaoh King Tut will be displayed in the National Geographic exhibition "Tutankhamun and the...
Egypt
A couple of lectures announced
Kent Weeks at Connecticut College
http://tinyurl.com/7t3qg
"World-renowned Egyptologist Kent Weeks, director of the Theban Mapping Project and professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, will speak at Connecticut College on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. His lecture, The Future of Pharaohs: Protecting Egypt´s Heritage, will take place in the Charles Chu Asian Arts Reading Room in Shain Library.This event is free and open to the public".
http://tinyurl.com/7t3qg
"World-renowned Egyptologist Kent Weeks, director of the Theban Mapping Project and professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, will speak at Connecticut College on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. His lecture, The Future of Pharaohs: Protecting Egypt´s Heritage, will take place in the Charles Chu Asian Arts Reading Room in Shain Library.This event is free and open to the public".
Mayor Villaraigosa to Visit Tutankhamun
http://tinyurl.com/b57py
From the BusinessWire website: "On Thursday, Nov. 3, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will discuss the positive economic impact the touring exhibition, "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," has had on the city of Los Angeles, and will make an announcement about the exhibit's stay at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)".
- Kv 5 Update
Theban Mapping Project (Kent Weeks) Thanks very much to Kate Phizackerley's "News from the Valley of the Kings" blog for the information that Kent Weeks has published a brief 2009 update on the clearing of KV 5, the tomb of the sons of Ramesses II....
- Mellon Financial To Sponsor Tutankhamn
http://tinyurl.com/ey4os (Business Wire)"Mellon Financial Corporation has entered into an agreement with Los Angeles-based AEG Exhibitions, Arts and Exhibitions International, The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and National Geographic, with cooperation...
- Tutankhamun - Closing Stats
http://tinyurl.com/8tqkz "With a closing rush, King Tut's tally at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art reached 937,613 visitors, museum officials said Monday — the second-largest audience for any museum exhibition after the 1.25 million who saw...
- Tutankhamun Exhibition Opening In Los Angeles
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o150625f.htm The Tutankhamun exhibition currently touring the USA is opening in Los Angeles on 16th June on the next leg of its tour, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). See below for prices etc: http://www.lacma.org/info/press/tut2005.htmEgyptology...
- Ct Scan Images Of King Tut To Be Featured In 'golden Age Of The Pharaohs' Exhibition
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050301005895&newsLang=en "Groundbreaking CT scans of the celebrated pharaoh King Tut will be displayed in the National Geographic exhibition "Tutankhamun and the...