Field Trip- Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs
Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs
Upside-
WOW! If you have ANY interest Egypt this exhibit will dazzle you.
The collection, IMO, was certainly worth the ticket cost. You are able to get up close and personal with the pieces. (Of course, there is no touching!)
Basic information provided on each artifact. (material, date, location found)
Downside-
King Tut's mummy is not included in the exhibit. When asked, the guards will tell you he is in Egypt.
No photography. (I do understand this can damage the artifacts.)
Information signs WAY too small. (There are groups of 50 people traveling through this with you. The signs are approximately 10x12.)
Not enough information on the signs. (I believe this exhibit was more about dazzle than real information. Or, maybe as a homeschooling mom I simply *want* more information.)
So, Daddy bought us the Official Exhibition Catalogue. :)
This is a great book with loads of information. However, it is pricey. It cost approx. $50. Fifty dollars! This is WAY more than I normally spend on one book. (Heck, I currently have 10 books picked on PBS for a total price of $30.) I wasn't really sure if we needed such an expensive book. Daddy persisted. I'm glad he did. If you visit the exhibit, you must purchase this item. It has a beautiful photo of each piece in the exhibit along with a more detailed description and history. It's kind of like having all the pictures you couldn't take on the tour.
(For all my friends in KY, this exhibit will travel to IN later this year.)
I'm so glad your honey bought you that book! I've always been fascinated with ancient Egypt. When I was in my early teens, my Dad took me to the Ramses exhibit in Memphis, TN. It was amazing! Dad told me I could pick a souvenir from the gift shop and I chose the big book. I still read it, I remember that exhibit every time I dust that area of the bookshelf it is shelved in, and I even pulled it out last week to use in a lesson with the kids! :)
ReplyDeleteI wonder how similar this exhibit is to the one that came through when we were in Lousiana about six or seven years ago? Hmm. It was a good exhibit.
It's possible the exhibit is very similar. I believe you can preview some of the items on the official website. www.tut.org. After GA it tours TX, CA, and then IN.
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