Philadelphia Welcomes King Tut

    It's a golden opportunity for groups. Make plans now to visit Philadelphia between February 3 and September 30, 2007 for Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of Pharaohs. Philadelphia is a proud host, along with only four other cities worldwide, of the 27-month tour, which began in 2005 and concludes in 2008.

     

    One of the city's most prominent learning institutions and museums, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, is site of the exhibition for nearly eight months. The display will include 130 Ancient Egypt treasures, including 50 major artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun -- King Tut, and more than 70 objects from other Valley of the Kings tombs and additional ancient sites. All artifacts are between 3,300 and 3,500 years old. Also on display will be photographs by Howard Carter that illustrate the condition of King Tut's tomb on its first opening in 1922, and information from National Geographic, including images, film footage about the golden age of pharaohs, and details on research info the life of Tutankhamun. It has been 27 years since a seven-city U.S. tour of a smaller number of King Tut objects attracted 8 million visitors between 1976 and 1979.

 
    Source: philadelphiausa.travel

    It's a golden opportunity for groups. Make plans now to visit Philadelphia between February 3 and September 30, 2007 for Tutankhamun & the Golden Age of Pharaohs. Philadelphia is a proud host, along with only four other cities worldwide, of the 27-month tour, which began in 2005 and concludes in 2008.
      
    One of the city's most prominent learning institutions and museums, The Franklin Institute Science Museum, is site of the exhibition for nearly eight months. The display will include 130 Ancient Egypt treasures, including 50 major artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun -- King Tut, and more than 70 objects from other Valley of the Kings tombs and additional ancient sites. All artifacts are between 3,300 and 3,500 years old. Also on display will be photographs by Howard Carter that illustrate the condition of King Tut's tomb on its first opening in 1922, and information from National Geographic, including images, film footage about the golden age of pharaohs, and details on research info the life of Tutankhamun. It has been 27 years since a seven-city U.S. tour of a smaller number of King Tut objects attracted 8 million visitors between 1976 and 1979.
 
    Source: philadelphiausa.travel