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Very Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine at SF Legion of Honor
Image by nico97492 via Flickr October 31, 2009 — July 4, 2010 Very Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine explores the modern scientific examination of mummies providing new insights into the conditions under which the Egyptians lived, bringing us closer to understanding who they were. The exhibition is a homecoming celebration marking the return of Irethorrou, the Fine... »
Egypt beyond the textbook
If it’s good to be king, this year will also be a great time to be a sixth-grader. As part of its really big show featuring the most popular exhibit in its history, de Young Museum officials are offering special group tickets to San Francisco public school students whose curriculum includes the study of ancient... »
Lectures on Tutankhamen at Los Altos Library
Image by jvnunag via Flickr The Los Altos main library has scheduled three lectures describing different aspects of the “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” exhibition currently showing at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. • Mina Shea will present an overview of the exhibition 7:30 p.m. July 8. She will include information on... »
Why not eat like Tutankhamen, too?
The cafe in the de Young Museum will feature a menu of Egyptian culinary treasures during the Tut exhibit, thanks to McCall Associates, the catering company founded by Kentfield resident Dan McCall in 1980. For the Tut exhibit, look for a pyramid of greens, a Red Sea fish stew, chicken tagine, lamb and beef kefta... »
King Tut in San Francisco – Then and Now
Image via Wikipedia Though the traveling exhibit “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” stills draws crowds and excitement wherever it goes, Tut and intriguing mythology behind him just doesn’t generate the same frenzy as he used to. Back in 1979, Tutmania was akin to Beatlemania. That’s when the “Tutafacts,” 55 items from King Tutankhamun’s... »
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will go to San Francisco
The San Francisco Fine Arts Museums announced that the touring exhibit “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” will open at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park June 27, 2009, for a nine-month stay, through March 28, 2010. That would be the longest run for any single show in... »
