Egypt
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See the above page for the active links.
- Picturing The Past - Imaging And Imagining The Ancient Middle East
Oriental Institute (Emily Teeter) Piece by exhibition curator Emily Teeter on Picturing The Past: Imaging and Imagining the Ancient Middle East (Feb 6 to September 2 2012) at the Oriental Institute, in the Oriental Institute News and Notes No.212 Winter...
- Exhibition: Picturing The Past At The Oi
Oriental Institute February 7 - September 2, 2012, Oriental Institute, Chicago. Download the Show Catalog in Adode Portable Document Format (pdf) Picturing the Past presents paintings, architectural reconstructions, facsimiles, casts, models, photographs,...
- Iconic Guides Website
Iconic Guides Thanks to Benedict Davies (the author of the Deir el-Medina 'genealogy bible', entitled 'Who's Who at Deir el-Medina'), for sending me details of his new website. The guides are not free of charge but they aren't...
- Oriental Institute Annual Reports Online
The Oriental Institute On May 29th, 2009 the OI added three new Annual Reports to the list of those available online. On May 13th, 2009 the OI added two new Annual Reports to the list of those available online. Oriental Institute Annual Report forms a...
- Tutankhamun Audio Tours
http://tinyurl.com/rfjja (columbusdispatch.com)An article about the audio tour that accompanies the Tutankhamun exhibition. "The Tut audio tour includes brief but informative interviews with Zahi Hawass, the secretarygeneral of Egypt’s Supreme Council...
Egypt
Oriental Institute Museum Audio Guides
The Oriental Institute blog
The Oriental Institute has released a set of audio tours of the collections on display in the Museum.
You can download them ahead of time and play them on your own iPod as you walk through the Museum, or you can check out iPods at the Suq at no charge to members, and for a fee of $5.00 for non-members.
The first group of tours includes:
* Highlights of the Collection
* The Ancient Middle East in the Time of Tutankhamun
* A Kid's Tour of Ancient Egypt
* The Bible and the Ancient Middle East (coming soon)
Other tours are under development.
* Audio Tour Guide, in Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf)
See the above page for the active links.
- Picturing The Past - Imaging And Imagining The Ancient Middle East
Oriental Institute (Emily Teeter) Piece by exhibition curator Emily Teeter on Picturing The Past: Imaging and Imagining the Ancient Middle East (Feb 6 to September 2 2012) at the Oriental Institute, in the Oriental Institute News and Notes No.212 Winter...
- Exhibition: Picturing The Past At The Oi
Oriental Institute February 7 - September 2, 2012, Oriental Institute, Chicago. Download the Show Catalog in Adode Portable Document Format (pdf) Picturing the Past presents paintings, architectural reconstructions, facsimiles, casts, models, photographs,...
- Iconic Guides Website
Iconic Guides Thanks to Benedict Davies (the author of the Deir el-Medina 'genealogy bible', entitled 'Who's Who at Deir el-Medina'), for sending me details of his new website. The guides are not free of charge but they aren't...
- Oriental Institute Annual Reports Online
The Oriental Institute On May 29th, 2009 the OI added three new Annual Reports to the list of those available online. On May 13th, 2009 the OI added two new Annual Reports to the list of those available online. Oriental Institute Annual Report forms a...
- Tutankhamun Audio Tours
http://tinyurl.com/rfjja (columbusdispatch.com)An article about the audio tour that accompanies the Tutankhamun exhibition. "The Tut audio tour includes brief but informative interviews with Zahi Hawass, the secretarygeneral of Egypt’s Supreme Council...