Egypt
http://tinyurl.com/qqpts (Chicago Tribune)
- Tutankhamen Exhibition Yields $60 Million
http://tinyurl.com/y99asf (State Information Service) This is the entire bulletin on the SIS website: "The Egyptian Tutankhamen exhibition in the United States has yielded $60 over the past two years," said Secretary General of the Supreme Council of...
- A Feast For The Ears (more Tut)
http://tinyurl.com/dg484An article about the Jorge Ramos and Omar Sharif audio guides for the Tutankhamun exhibition. Another exhibition summary can be found at:http://tinyurl.com/b8ox2 (Journal News website). A short piece on work still to be completed...
- More Reported Figures For The Tutankhamun Exhibition
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050912/2005091227.html From the Arabic News website: "A half million Americans visited Tutankhamen exhibition being staged at Los Angeles Museum for Arts during the past three months, setting a record for the...
- 500,000 Americans Visit Golden Pharaoh Exhibition
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o010925l.htm "Tutankhamen exhibition, currently staged in Los Angeles museum of arts, is witnessing a massive influx by the American people. The number of Americans who visited the exhibition since its opening three...
- Unprecedented Success Of Tutankhamun Exhibition
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13903361The exhibition's success at its Los Angeles venue "has done so well that organisers announced on Monday they are extending daily viewing hours by one hour". Over half a million tickets have already been...
Egypt
Tutankhamun exhibition in Chicago
http://tinyurl.com/qqpts (Chicago Tribune)
An article looking at the work that is going into making the Chicago leg of the exhibition work smoothly. The focus is mainly on the work of the McMillan Group, whose team have tailored the exhibition to suit each new venue: "Working with the show's lead curator, the McMillans devised a master plan for an exhibition of about 15,000 square feet that could hold up to 800 people an hour. The Field is devoting 16,000 square feet on its main floor to Tut and is setting capacity at 550 an hour.Having designed exhibits for such locales as the Disney theme parks, the couple have experience dealing with throngs."
There is also a short piece on the State Information Service website looking at the returns expected from the exhibition ($20 million at the end of the 2 year tour):
There is also a short piece on the State Information Service website looking at the returns expected from the exhibition ($20 million at the end of the 2 year tour):
http://tinyurl.com/zuu8g
- Tutankhamen Exhibition Yields $60 Million
http://tinyurl.com/y99asf (State Information Service) This is the entire bulletin on the SIS website: "The Egyptian Tutankhamen exhibition in the United States has yielded $60 over the past two years," said Secretary General of the Supreme Council of...
- A Feast For The Ears (more Tut)
http://tinyurl.com/dg484An article about the Jorge Ramos and Omar Sharif audio guides for the Tutankhamun exhibition. Another exhibition summary can be found at:http://tinyurl.com/b8ox2 (Journal News website). A short piece on work still to be completed...
- More Reported Figures For The Tutankhamun Exhibition
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050912/2005091227.html From the Arabic News website: "A half million Americans visited Tutankhamen exhibition being staged at Los Angeles Museum for Arts during the past three months, setting a record for the...
- 500,000 Americans Visit Golden Pharaoh Exhibition
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o010925l.htm "Tutankhamen exhibition, currently staged in Los Angeles museum of arts, is witnessing a massive influx by the American people. The number of Americans who visited the exhibition since its opening three...
- Unprecedented Success Of Tutankhamun Exhibition
http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13903361The exhibition's success at its Los Angeles venue "has done so well that organisers announced on Monday they are extending daily viewing hours by one hour". Over half a million tickets have already been...