Who else saw King Tut's exhibit in 78?

[AlCzervik]

i remember it well, i was in 6th grade and we went to the museum of art and got to see it, i'm buying tickets and taking my kid to LA so she can experience it as well.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Me too , LACMA, seems like yesterday.

Going again in July.
What most impressed me was the like new condition of all the wooden objects - statues, little boxes, considering how impossibly old it all is.

[AlCzervik]

3. i thought it was really amazing, even at 11 i knew i was seeing something

special. I can't wait to see it again especially since my daughter will be the same age i was when she see it.

[KoKo]

2. I did and it was fantastic..... You don't believe you're looking at

items crafted thousands of years ago. It just blows your mind what a high level of civilization they must have had. Glad you got tickets..it's something all of us "kids" will remember having seen, the rest of our lives.

[ZenLefty]

4. Saw it in New York.

I was pretty young, but still remember it well. Thought it was very cool.

[4_Legs_Good]

5. I didn't, but I'm ready to see it this time!

When will tickets be available? How crazy crowded will it be? Where are they gonna have it in LA?

I can't wait!

david

[AlCzervik]

7. here is a ticket site that has them

i don't know if you can buy them online yet but i'll probably use this site.
It will be crowed and i dont know about the crazy thin but it will be well worth it.
edit: offcial site, better prices
http://www.kingtut.org/ticketsgeneral.htm

[4_Legs_Good]

16. Fantastic! thanks!!

I'm looking forward to seeing it!

I think I'll go on a weekday to avoid the crowds, but it's probably gonna have field trip kids there every day it's open. Oh well!

david

[Lisa]

6. I saw it in Grade 5, in Toronto ...

I remember, when I saw the advance notices of where it was going on tour, that things scheduled for the late 1970s and early 1980s seemed so far away and futuristic! Guess I'm starting to get old, or something ...

I was probably a bit too young to appreciate how intricately some of the things were made (I'm into learning about historical reconstructions now) -- but I do recall how bright and new-looking the artifacts were. (No wonder, since gold doesn't tarnish.) There was so much stuff on display that there was something to interest everybody -- I'm sure your daughter will find it memorable!


p.s. the teacher who supervised us on the trip passed away, a couple of years ago ... but I'll always remember what she said when one of my classmates asked her (in the weeks leading up to the exhibit, when she had us studying ancient history as preparation for the field trip) -- "Do you think King Tut would be angry that they took all his things for people to look at?" (She'd already told us about the alleged "curse" since kids love that!) Her response was that, even though it's difficult to guess how someone from a past time might respond to something going on in our society -- this exhibit was contributing to his immortality. It might even please him that children thousands of miles away and ages later were learning about him. (The mischievous kids were unusually well-behaved on the trip -- though I don't know whether it was because they were stunned by the cultural splendor, or because they were scared that Anubis would seek revenge if they weren't properly respectful in front of the sarcophagus!)

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Saw it in Washington DC...they almost had to drag me out!!

[Dookus]

9. I did

at the New York metropolitan. It was great. I remember HUGE lines. I was lucky to get tickets - my father had a student with connections and got us some.

[TreasonousBastard]

14. I took the day off to wait in those lines...

for the free tix. No lines if you wanted to pay.

Then, on the appointed day, the lines to get in were almost as long.

It was amazing, though. Got four tix, and my stepfather, who was a high-end jeweler, was one of the four. He was amazed to see that the techniques they used to work the gold and set the jewels were almost identical to what's being done now.

[CO Liberal]

10. Didn't See It, But I Remember The Song

Born in Babylonia
Had a condo made of stone-a
King Tut!!

[fudge stripe cookays]

11. Missed it...

but did see Ramses in Dallas in 89. It was pretty cool.

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[phrenzy]

12. No Coffin Mask?!?!

Grrrr, that bums me out! The most famous item - the coffin mask isn't there. Egypt won't let it leave (understandably)

I was so looking forward to that one, because I still have a picture of my dad who passed away face to face with that mask and I wanted to make my own :(

Still gonna go though!

[left is right]

13. In S. F. tacked on at the end of the official tour

You must be a great parent trying to give your kid a bit of historical/cultural perspective. Would you care to adopt me, even though I am old enough to be your mother? I would love to see it again.

[AlCzervik]

15. here is the list of venues

http://www.kingtut.org/venues.htm

   

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323-857-6000 (general information)
323-857-0098 (TDD)
MAP

June 16, 2005 - November 15, 2005




Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33301
Tel: [phone]

December 15, 2005 - April 23, 2006


 
The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
[phone]

May 26, 2006 - January 01, 2007




The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.448.1200

February 3, 2007 - September 30, 2007



 

[KoKo]

17. Any D'er's within a day's drive need to get your butts out to see it!

Really...But, I hope that it's the same as what I saw. With the Busholini's in charge maybe they corrupted it like they do everything else...and they cut the exhibit from what I saw "way back when" but chek Google and do a comparison. Don't want anyone ripped off...but if even a "HALF" of what I saw in DC is on Exhibit...you won't be sorry you saw it... :shrug: But, if "they corrupted it" then, I don't know.

:-(

[KyndCulture]

18. Oh I remember that!!! I saw it, in Atlanta.

Does anyone remember the "Freedom Train" exhibit from 1976?

[Pithlet]

19. I wish it was coming to Memphis!

The Pyramid would have been the perfect venue for this. We usually get most of the major touring exhibits, including one a couple of years ago featuring ancient Egyptian artifacts. I'm surprised this one isn't hitting us, although I see it isn't touring to very many places in the US.