Egypt
Times Online (Dalya Alberge and Yepoka Yeebo)
- Tutankhamun And Today's Economy
Thanks to Stan Parchin for the following articles. The first is dated 30th December, and is entitled "Economy Keeping King Tut Down". It suggests that ticket sales for Tutankhamun in the US are down, probably due to the economic situation. The second...
- Dallas Museum Of Art Attendance And Membership Soars To Historic Highs In 2008
Art Daily The Dallas Museum of Art reached historical highs in attendance and membership in 2008, thanks to the opening of a groundbreaking new education facility and ambitious schedule of major exhibitions and new programs. Museum attendance, which had...
- Blockbuster Exhibitions Road-tested
Design Week Most museums have trouble coping with the crowds generated by blockbuster exhibitions. John Stones road tests three current shows and concludes that the signage could be much improved Picture the scene: you're in a crowd, being jostled...
- More Re Tutankhamun In London
Tutankhamun in London For those of you either in the UK or planning to visit the UK whilst the Tutankhamun exhibition is here, the most recent news that has been released is as follows. An email has been sent to those who pre-booked "certificates" online...
- 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...
Egypt
London in the grip of archaeological fever
Times Online (Dalya Alberge and Yepoka Yeebo)
It is really good to see that archaeology, even in the form of blockbuster exhibitions, still has the power to move people. At the moment London has two archaeological exhibitions which are drawing people from far and wide, generating queues, and leaving online ticket purchasers with the prospect of purchasing tickets for timeslots which aren't available for a couple of months.
It is several thousand years since they were in their prime but, like ageing rockers on a comeback tour, they can certainly pull in the crowds.
London is in the grip of a fever for all things archaeological, with the opening of exhibitions devoted to the two greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. A combined total of nearly a million tickets have already been sold for the arrival of soldiers from the Terracotta Army and the adornments of the Egyptian Boy King Tutankhamun.
- Tutankhamun And Today's Economy
Thanks to Stan Parchin for the following articles. The first is dated 30th December, and is entitled "Economy Keeping King Tut Down". It suggests that ticket sales for Tutankhamun in the US are down, probably due to the economic situation. The second...
- Dallas Museum Of Art Attendance And Membership Soars To Historic Highs In 2008
Art Daily The Dallas Museum of Art reached historical highs in attendance and membership in 2008, thanks to the opening of a groundbreaking new education facility and ambitious schedule of major exhibitions and new programs. Museum attendance, which had...
- Blockbuster Exhibitions Road-tested
Design Week Most museums have trouble coping with the crowds generated by blockbuster exhibitions. John Stones road tests three current shows and concludes that the signage could be much improved Picture the scene: you're in a crowd, being jostled...
- More Re Tutankhamun In London
Tutankhamun in London For those of you either in the UK or planning to visit the UK whilst the Tutankhamun exhibition is here, the most recent news that has been released is as follows. An email has been sent to those who pre-booked "certificates" online...
- 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...