King Tut Exhibit News

ArtDailyPublic response to the Canadian exclusive of King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs continues to be overwhelmingly positive, with more than 100,000 tickets sold since they became available just under three months ago.As a result, and to accommodate continued high demand, the Art Gallery of Ontario will continue extended evening hours through Jan. 31, 2010, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until 9:30 p.m. (last entry is 8 p...  

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King Tut is set to seduce the city again, and this time, he's sharing the stage with his parents and fellow pharaohs. Thirty years after the boy king's treasures sparked record attendance numbers at the Art Gallery of Ontario comes an almost entirely new exhibition of ancient Egyptian riches that put Tutankhamen's legacy into greater context, say organizers.  

King Tut has returned to the AGO. 30 years ago, when I was eight, my parents attended the Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario without me, figuring I was too young and that their evening tickets to the very popular show were past my bedtime. Thankfully they brought home a copy of the catalog, which I read and re-read, again and again. How awesome then, to learn of another chance to see the Tut in person! Three...  

CAIRO — Egypt and the Getty Conservation Institute announced Tuesday a five year project to restore the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world. The project to restore the country's most famous tomb is the latest collaboration between the Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Los Angeles-based institute, which in the past restored nearby tombs and designed airtight cases to display...  

CBC.caKing Tut treasures in 6th gradeExaminer.comIn preparation for our field trip, we watched a brilliant National Geographic film about the boy king and the ancient Egyptian artifacts that accompany the ...King Tut casts magic in TorontoCBC.caall 23 news articles »  

London, December 7 : Reports indicate that Egyptian King Tutankhamun's underground tomb, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, is suffering from the wear and tear caused by tens of thousands of sweaty visitors who each year make a pilgrimage to the region.  

Visit Pharaoh Tutankhamun?s tomb, arguably the greatest archaeological discovery of all time, without travelling to Egypt! The tomb is now open for the public to explore online at www.heritage-key.com.Heritage Key, now in public beta, is a new online community with an exciting, 3D virtual experience that sends visitors way beyond the constraints of the flat web.  

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. This "little castle" at Avonoak Terrace proves that may be possible to bring a little Hollywood and Highland to Glendale (see all the etchings in the walls), but selling this look...  

Egypt's famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world. The project to restore the country's most famous tomb is the latest collaboration between Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Los Angeles-based Getty Conservation Institute, which in the past restored nearby tombs and...  

The tomb of Egypt's Tutankhamen — more commonly referred to as King Tut — needs a little attention. Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and the U.S.-based Getty Conservation Institute are teaming up to restore the wall paintings that line the tomb's underground chamber. Michele Norris talks to Jeanne Marie Teutonico, who will serve as the project's team leader.  

CTV.ca TorontoThe AGO is banking on this exhibit to boost attendance which has been dwindling since it reopened last November after a year-long shut down due to a $276 million renovation.Despite that renovation receiving critical acclaim and being designed by celebrity architect Frank Gehry, the gallery has seen only 700,000 people in the year since it opened, versus the usual one million annual visitors it used to get before the construction...  

CAIRO -- Egypt's famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.  

The Getty Conservation Institute will partner with Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities to conserve and manage the tomb of famed pharaoh Tutankhamen, known worldwide as King Tut, the organizations announced Tuesday. Getty officials will work with ...  

E gypt's famous Tomb of Tutankhamun will undergo a five-year project to clean and restore the lavish wall paintings in the underground chambers of the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world. The project to restore the ...