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Replica of the Tomb of Tutankhamun
Recording the tomb of Tutankhamun from factum-arte on Vimeo. The high resolution recording and production of an exact facsimile of the Tomb of Tutankhamun is part of a major initiative by the Supreme Council of Antiquities to preserve the tombs in the Valley of the Kings while making important tombs that are either closed or... »
Boulder perfumer re-creates ancient Egyptian fragrances for the King Tut show
Perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz of Boulder has re-created the fragrances of ancient Egypt in conjunction with the ” Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” exhibit at the Denver Art Museum for its gift shop. Hurwitz researched those ancient scents through books at The British Museum in London, works from Egyptian archaeologists and some... »
King Tut’s Supercar
Of the six chariots found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb, one made its longest ride yet last week when it traveled outside Egypt for the first time in three millennia to the “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” exhibit in New York’s Discovery Times Square Exposition. The chariot, which is usually on display at... »
Howard Carter’s archive on Tutankhamun to go online
Image via Wikipedia One of the most prized collections of the Griffith Institute – arguably the best Egyptology library in the world, incorporates the notes, photographs and diaries of the English archaeologist Howard Carter, who discovered Tutankhamun’s resting place in 1922. Now, this remarkable archive of pictures and notes can be viewed online. The only intact pharaoh’s... »
Haremhab, The General Who Became King at the Met
The ambitious successor of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (r. 1332-1323 B.C.) is the subject of Haremhab, The General Who Became King, opening November 10, 2010 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. This landmark exhibition’s objects are drawn entirely from the institution’s collection of Egyptian art. Haremhab (r. 1332-1309 B.C.) was the resourceful commander-in-chief of the boy-king... »
King Tut’s gold dazzles Times Square
King Tut is back in the Big Apple after three decades, the last stop of an eight city tour. Seen already by more than 7 million elsewhere, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs has more artifacts and a larger space at the Discovery Times Square Exposition, including, for the first time anywhere, an... »
Egypt’s Hawass is no Mr. Nice Guy
Image via Wikipedia Around forty years ago, when King Tutankhamen’s first exhibition was held in the US, the artefacts were displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Despite the fact that the museum made millions of dollars from donations and from the catalogues and souvenirs that were sold, Egypt made no financial profits from it. This... »
King Tut may have worn orthopedic sandals
Image via Wikipedia Analyses conducted on the mummy of king Tutankhamun and published this past February indicates that the pharaoh suffered from series of feet malformations that required the use of canes, many of which were buried with him along with over 80 pieces of footwear of different sizes. According to Dutch archaeologist Andre Veldmeijer, Tutankhamun’s... »
Liberty welcomes Anubis at NY harbor
Thanks to Stan Parchin, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Art Museum Journal, for sending me this and other pictures of one of the events announcing Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at Manhattan’s Discovery Times Square Exposition. Parchin was the only member of the staff of Treasures of Tutankhamun at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1978-79)... »
Tutankhamun’s Funeral at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art presents the special exhibition Tutankhamun’s Funeral from March 16 to September 6, 2010. The installation features 60 objects used in the mummification and religious rituals associated with the boy-king’s burial. Most of the artifacts are derived from the museum’s permanent collection. The museum’s installation is greatly enhanced by the... »
