Exhibition: Tut's mixture of kitsch and class draws crowds in London

The Dallas Morning News (Michael Granberry)

Tickets for the Golden Age exhibition, at The O2 (London) until the end of August 2008, will go on sale on Monday for the Dallas leg of the tour, which runs from October 3rd 2008 to May 17th 2009 at the Dallas Museum of Art. Here's an American take on the show at its current venue in London:

Tut's one-man extravaganza, which many love but others dismiss with a mere "tut-tut," is "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," which will show here through August. Tut minders will then pack it up and bring it to the Dallas Museum of Art for a seven-month run.

Make no mistake, Tut is one highly coveted dude. Cities who land him revel in the millions they make by showcasing his 130 glimmering artifacts and sharing his epic story. And London is no exception.

Tut has been holding court here since November in the exhibition hall of a sprawling sports venue known as the O2, which in recent days welcomed the Eagles, whose co-founders include North Dallas resident Don Henley. Mr. Henley isn't the only Dallas chap seen about. Owen Wilson pops up all over town, or at least his likeness does, in ads for Drillbit Taylor. He shares signage in the Tube, or subway, with the boy king himself.

Tut continues to notch Eagles-like numbers at the box office and will do so until he arrives at the DMA next fall. Tickets for DMA members go on sale Monday.

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