King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Brace yourselves for a new wave of mummy mania, with the opening today of “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The Boy King — and his bling — return to the United States 26 years after his treasures dazzled 8 million museum visitors and created a new category of cultural event: the museum blockbuster. (Buy Tickets Here)
Even by today’s over-the-top standards, the Tutankhamun collection is staggering. This time, curators of “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs” are packing displays with more than twice as many gold and jewel-encrusted artifacts from the world’s most celebrated archaeological discovery. There are 50 objects from the pharaoh’s tomb and 70 more from the graves of his noble relatives. All the artifacts are at least 3,300 years old.
The exhibit opens today, June 16, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where the artifacts will be on view through November 15. It then tours Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Chicago and Philadelphia in 27 months. Nothing from the sensational 1970s show is repeated. That means there is no gold mask bearing Tut’s unblinking, iconic likeness.