Exhibition: More re Tutankhamun in London + new DVD

The Telegraph

The organisers said they were confident that the nine-month exhibition which opens in November at the Millennium Dome - now known as the O2 - will break the two million visitor mark. This would smash the modern record of 1.7 million visitors set at the British Museum by the first Tutankhamun exhibition in 1972. Only the Festival of Britain exhibition in 1951 and the Great Exhibition of 1852 are thought to have drawn bigger crowds. . . .

London will be a paradise for archaeological gems this autumn.
The British Museum is staging a show of exhibits from China's
famous 3rd century BC "terracotta army" from the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi, the
First Emperor of China.

See the above page for further details.

The official site for the exhibition is at:

http://www.kingtut.org/plan_your_visit/london

Thanks to Justina Medina for informing that a new DVD centred on the exhibition is being released today, July 10th.

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs DVD is hosted by Omar Sharif and includes interviews with Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo Egypt, as well as may other individuals that were instrumental in organizing this exhibit.

The DVD – hosted by the legendary Omar Sharif - draws you into the exhibit, where
viewers will come face to face with Tut's contemporaries, see and hear about the fascinating times in which the young king lived and learn how his short reign changed history. This DVD gives you an up-close and incredibly detailed look beyond the shimmering gold and beautiful treasures – isolating each piece with multiple camera angles, and beautiful moving images. The DVD also features National Geographic images and film footage about the golden age of the pharaohs as well as information on cutting-edge research into the life and death of Tutankhamun.

Some good quality You Tube reports centred on the touring Tutankhamun exhibition can be found at:

King Tut Exhibit exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IJX-qvsE26g

Tutankhamun in London
This one has some wonderful video and still photography from 1922
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6qRZoVAJSbQ

From here on in I will only be listing references to the London visit of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of Pharaohs when there is something new to report, or this blog will become entirely Tutankhamun focused.