NEW YORK (REUTERS).- A royal chariot thought to have been used by Egypt’s boy king, Tutankhamun, who died in around 1324 B.C. was unveiled in New York on Tuesday — the first time it has been seen outside of Egypt. The chariot was one of several found …
King Tutankhamun’s Chariot Headed to Discovery Exhibition
CAIRO (AP).- King Tutankhamun’s chariot is set to fly to New York this week to finally join the Discovery Times Square Exposition exhibit of the famed boy ruler, Egypt’s antiquities chief said Monday. Zahi Hawass said the chariot will leave Egypt on We…
King Tutankhamun Exhibition Makes its Denver Art Museum Debut
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum’s (DAM) highly
anticipated
summer exhibition, Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs,
opened
to the public June 29, 2010 and runs through Jan. 9, 2011. Featuring
more than
100 treasures f…
Highly Anticipated King Tutankhamun Exhibition Makes its Denver Debut
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum’s (DAM) highly anticipated summer exhibition, Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, opens to the public June 29, 2010 and runs through Jan. 9, 2011. Featuring more than 100 treasures from the tomb …
Initial Stages of New Egypt Museum Completed
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s massive new museum for its famous antiquities now has a power plant, a fire station and its own conservation center, and over the next two years it will become home to some 100,000 artifacts, officials said Monday. A partial openin…