Exhibitions of artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun: Difference between revisions

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+"'''The Treasures of Tutankhamun'''" was an exhibition in [[London]], [[England]] shown in 1972 in [[the British Museum]].
-'''Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs ''' is a traveling exhibition showing the artifacts from Pharaoh [[Tutankhamun|Tutankhamun’s]] tomb as well as items from other ancient Egyptian Pharaohs’ tombs. The exhibition was launched in 2005, by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, together with Arts and Exhibitions International and [[National Geographic|the National Geographic Society]].
-==Exhibition overview==
+==Other museums to host the exhibition==
-The initial American leg of the exhibition attracted estimated three million visitors, and was displayed in the following venues:
+During the years 1976 to 1979 the exhibition was also shown in: (NGA)
-*[[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] - June 16 to November 15, 2005
+*[[the National Gallery of Art]], [[Washington, D.C.]] (November 17, 1976-March 15, 1977)
-*[[Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale]] - December 2005
-*[[Field Museum of Natural History]] - May 2006
+*[[Field Museum of Natural History]], [[Chicago, Illinois]] (April 14-August 15, 1977)
+*[[New Orleans Museum of Art]] (September 15, 1977-January 15, 1978)
-*[[Franklin Institute]] - February 2007
+*[[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (February 15-June 15, 1978)
+*[[Seattle Art Museum]] (July 15-November 15, 1978)
+*[[the Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City]] (December 15, 1978-April 15, 1979)
+*[[M.H. de Young Memorial Museum]], [[San Francisco, California]] (June 11-September 30, 1979)
+The U.S. leg of The Treasures of Tutankhamun tour attracted more than eight million visitors.
-From November 15, 2007 to August 31, 2008 the exhibition was shown in [[The O2 (London)|The O2]], [[London]]. It then stayed for an eight-month stint in [[Dallas, Texas]] at the [[Dallas Museum of Art]] (October 2008-May 2009) then began a nine-month stint at the [[De Young Museum]] in [[San Francisco]] in June 2009. From June 29, 2010 to January 9, 2011 the exhibition will be shown at the [[Denver Art Museum]].
+*[[Art Gallery of Ontario]] [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada (November 1-December 31, 1979)
-==Artifacts on display==
+==See also==
+*[[Tutankhamun Exhibition]]
-“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” is displaying real items excavated from tombs of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. From 130 authentic artifacts presented, 50 were found specifically during the excavations of Tutankhamun’s tomb. The remainder of the items were taken from other royal graves of the 18th Dynasty (dating 1555 [[BCE]] to 1305 [[BCE]]) spanning Pharaohs [[Amenhotep II]], [[Amenhotep III]] and [[Thutmose IV]], among others.  Neither the popular death mask from [[The Treasures of Tutankhamun]] exhibit, nor Tut's mummy, are part of the exhibit; the Egyptian Government has determined that these artifacts are too fragile to withstand travel, and thus they will permanently remain in Egypt.
+*[[Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs]]
+*[[Tutankhamun]]
-The last time items from Tutankhamun’s tomb were displayed was [[The Treasures of Tutankhamun]] shown in London, USA and Egypt during the years 1972 to 1979.
+{{Commonscat|Treasure of Tutankhamun}}
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
-== See also ==
-*[[The Treasures of Tutankhamun]]
-*[[Tutankhamun Exhibition]]
-*[[Tutankhamun]]
+*NGA - [http://www.nga.gov/past/data/exh410.shtm Treasures of Tutankhamun]
-== External links ==
+{{British-Museum-stub}}
-* [http://www.kingtut.org Official website of the Exhibition]
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 [[Category:Exhibitions]]
+[[Category:British Museum]]
+[[Category:1970s in London]]
+[[Category:1972 in England]]
 [[Category:Egyptological collections]]