No mummy no showy

The Boston Museum of Fine Art’s touring exhibition “World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed”, currently in Little Rock, Arkansas, won’t travel to the Huntsville Museum of Art in Alabama.

The reasons:
Lack of funds – the museum would have to allocate $500,000, including a $140,000 deposit, to install, prepare and display the show.

No glitter – Clayton Bass, the museum’s president and CEO, said the exhibition, focused on the daily life of the common ancient Egyptians, features objects of high quality, but lacks the attraction of King Tut’s gold or a mummy to draw in big crowds.

Meanwhile at the Arkansas Arts Center, hiring 30 new employees, a guest curator, an exhibit designer, creating an audio tour and investing $500,000 in advertising, have not yet produced the number of visitors expected. In its forth of a 10 month run,”World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed” have barely attracted 40,000 of its 300,000 visitors goal.

The Huntsville Museum will instead highlight its “Sellars Collection: Art by American Women,” pieces from the Buccellati collection of silver animals and other works in its permanent collection.

Source: al.com

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