Egypt
- National Gallery Reject Blockbuster Format
Guardian Unlimited (Andrew Dickson) The word blockbuster comes from the second world war: a massive bomb designed to destroy entire swaths of city at a time. In the 50s it started to be used about plays; in the 70s, the era of Star Wars, people began...
- The Rise Of Blockbuster Art Shows
BBC News (Ray Furlong) An interesting behind the scenes look at the world of blockbuster art shows. When the Tutankhamun exhibition opens at London's O2 arena on 15 November, it will face much more competition than it did the last time it came to...
- The Rise Of Blockbuster Art Shows
BBC News When the Tutankhamun exhibition opens at London's O2 arena on 15 November, it will face much more competition than it did the last time it came to the UK in 1972. Since then, the phenomenon of blockbuster art show has exploded. "Museums...
- Figures On The U.s. Leg Of The Tutankhamun Tour
International Herald Tribune The Franklin Institute Science Museum's blockbuster King Tut show has turned out to be its most popular exhibit ever. Officials said Monday that more than 1.3 million people visited the exhibit "Tutankhamun and the Golden...
- Exhibition: More Re Tutankhamun In London + New Dvd
The Telegraph The organisers said they were confident that the nine-month exhibition which opens in November at the Millennium Dome - now known as the O2 - will break the two million visitor mark. This would smash the modern record of 1.7 million visitors...
Egypt
King Tut Returns as Blockbuster Shows Flourish
http://tinyurl.com/29npt4 (bloomberg.com)
As three high profile exhibitions line up to come to London, this article looks at the success of blockbuster exhibitions:
"London will see not one but two extraordinary blockbusters this fall. The British Museum is mounting ``The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army.'' It is the museum's most ambitious show since 1972, when 1.7 million visitors saw Tutankhamen's treasures. . . . Simultaneously, the so-far ill-fated Millennium Dome -- now rechristened the O2 thanks to an agreement with mobile network O2 Plc -- will host a Tutankhamen exhibition. It has 150 items from the youthful Pharaoh's tomb and is billed to be bigger than the 1972 edition. The organizers expect the display to be visited by more than 2 million people over a 9 1/2 month run.
The show has already toured the U.S. and is currently at the Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, where it will continue through Sept. 30.
What do these events tell us about the health of the blockbuster? Evidently, this much-reviled phenomenon is flourishing. Indeed, it is becoming more and more central to global cultural life."
The show has already toured the U.S. and is currently at the Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, where it will continue through Sept. 30.
What do these events tell us about the health of the blockbuster? Evidently, this much-reviled phenomenon is flourishing. Indeed, it is becoming more and more central to global cultural life."
See the above page for full details.
- National Gallery Reject Blockbuster Format
Guardian Unlimited (Andrew Dickson) The word blockbuster comes from the second world war: a massive bomb designed to destroy entire swaths of city at a time. In the 50s it started to be used about plays; in the 70s, the era of Star Wars, people began...
- The Rise Of Blockbuster Art Shows
BBC News (Ray Furlong) An interesting behind the scenes look at the world of blockbuster art shows. When the Tutankhamun exhibition opens at London's O2 arena on 15 November, it will face much more competition than it did the last time it came to...
- The Rise Of Blockbuster Art Shows
BBC News When the Tutankhamun exhibition opens at London's O2 arena on 15 November, it will face much more competition than it did the last time it came to the UK in 1972. Since then, the phenomenon of blockbuster art show has exploded. "Museums...
- Figures On The U.s. Leg Of The Tutankhamun Tour
International Herald Tribune The Franklin Institute Science Museum's blockbuster King Tut show has turned out to be its most popular exhibit ever. Officials said Monday that more than 1.3 million people visited the exhibit "Tutankhamun and the Golden...
- Exhibition: More Re Tutankhamun In London + New Dvd
The Telegraph The organisers said they were confident that the nine-month exhibition which opens in November at the Millennium Dome - now known as the O2 - will break the two million visitor mark. This would smash the modern record of 1.7 million visitors...