Egypt
- Exhibition: Tutankhamun And The Golden Age Of Pharaohs
Art Museum Journal (Stan Parchin) With some lovely photos. Ancient Egypt's later 18th Dynasty and its controversial personalities come alive in an expanded version of the compelling special exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs...
- Revenue From Tutankhamun In The 1970s
ArtNet (Thomas Hoving) Thomas Hoving is author of Master Pieces: The Curator’s Game (2005) and is former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The same stories circulate each time the Golden Age exhibition moves to a new venue, but I thought it...
- Tutankhamun Is A Big Draw Right To The End
The Philadelphia Inquirer With only one weekend to go, the Franklin Institute wanted to cram every last second it could into its nearly eight-month King Tut exhibit. So it did just that. The doors to Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs have...
- Tutankhamun In London
UPI The new exhibit of treasures from King Tutankhamun's tomb at London's O2 domed stadium is expected to be the country's largest art show in nearly 50 years. It was announced Friday that advance reservations for the Egyptian exhibit, which...
- Ancient Egyptian Skulls Found In U.k. Garden
http://tinyurl.com/2z2atl (South Manchester Reporter) Bizarre story about a Manchester (U.K.) man who found ancient Egyptian remains whilst digging in his back garden:Carrying out a routine spot of garden maintenance, Matthew McClelland was horrified...
Egypt
Exhibition: Reproductions of Tutankhamun
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07062/766443-30.stm
"When the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show opens Friday, visitors can expect to see thousands of items for inside and outside the home -- everything from the latest in kitchen appliances to garden sheds, composite decking, and aluminum or iron fencing. But a King Tut museum? What's that got to do with your house or landscape? The reproduction King Tut burial mask, above, by the Egyptian Art Center of Cairo is among objects that will be part of the King Tut Museum at the Home & Garden ShowClick photo for larger image. Not much, confesses John DeSantis, the show's executive director and architect of the 6,000-square-foot exhibit of reproductions of Egyptian antiquities. But how often do you and your children get to see more than 250 pieces of ancient history up close?
The idea of a show-within-a-home-show is not as crazy as it may sound. Back in the old days, when this annual spring event was still held at the old convention center, the show often included some sort of special exhibition."
The idea of a show-within-a-home-show is not as crazy as it may sound. Back in the old days, when this annual spring event was still held at the old convention center, the show often included some sort of special exhibition."
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- Exhibition: Tutankhamun And The Golden Age Of Pharaohs
Art Museum Journal (Stan Parchin) With some lovely photos. Ancient Egypt's later 18th Dynasty and its controversial personalities come alive in an expanded version of the compelling special exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs...
- Revenue From Tutankhamun In The 1970s
ArtNet (Thomas Hoving) Thomas Hoving is author of Master Pieces: The Curator’s Game (2005) and is former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The same stories circulate each time the Golden Age exhibition moves to a new venue, but I thought it...
- Tutankhamun Is A Big Draw Right To The End
The Philadelphia Inquirer With only one weekend to go, the Franklin Institute wanted to cram every last second it could into its nearly eight-month King Tut exhibit. So it did just that. The doors to Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs have...
- Tutankhamun In London
UPI The new exhibit of treasures from King Tutankhamun's tomb at London's O2 domed stadium is expected to be the country's largest art show in nearly 50 years. It was announced Friday that advance reservations for the Egyptian exhibit, which...
- Ancient Egyptian Skulls Found In U.k. Garden
http://tinyurl.com/2z2atl (South Manchester Reporter) Bizarre story about a Manchester (U.K.) man who found ancient Egyptian remains whilst digging in his back garden:Carrying out a routine spot of garden maintenance, Matthew McClelland was horrified...