In what promises to be an exciting exhibit, on October 3, 2008, the King Tut exhibit will open at the Dallas Museum of Art. Since the first King Tut tour in the 1970's (and Steve Martin's humorous parody song about his life), King Tut has to many people come to symbolize the mystery and intrigue of the Egyptian Pharohs.
This exhibit promises to be an exciting and interesting one, featuring objects of the royals of the 18th Dynasty (between 3,300 and 3,500 years old) including 50 of King Tut's burial objects including his royal diadem, which is the gold crown discovered encircling the head of his mummified body that he likely wore as king.
Tutankhamun died under mysterious circumstances at age 18 or 19 in his 9th year as Pharoh... that would have made him only 9 or 10 when he ascended to the throne... truly making him "The Boy King".
Be sure not to miss this exhibit... to me it always seems like they are here for long periods of time, but it also always seems like I am rushing to get to these exhibits before they leave. This is one I am planning to see early in it's tour here!
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