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Name That Tomb: Get a Load of King Tut's Treasures for $15

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Feb 27, 2009

Young, exotic, powerful and dead as a doornail. King Tutankhamun, the child pharaoh of ancient Egypt, is making the scene in “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” at the Dallas Museum of Art. Through March 12, you can visit the exhibit from noon to close on weekdays (Monday–Thursday) for a special matinee price of $15.

Tut himself isn’t a part of the exhibition that runs until May 17; it’s all the stuff he was buried with: golden statues, hieroglyphic tablets and other treasures designed to escort the dead to the afterlife during the 18th Dynasty (1555 B.C.-1305 B.C.)

This is the first time these ancient Egyptian death artifacts have visited the Southwest region, but not the first time they have taken a tour around the United States. The collection hit the road originally in 1976. In this modern version of the exhibit the one thing noticeably missing is the Golden Mask (also called the Funerary Mask or Death Mask).

Because it is so fragile, it’s now resting quietly back in Cairo at the Egyptian Museum. However, the collection includes an impressive assortment of more than 130 objects from Tut’s tomb and other tomb sites – many  never seen before in the United States.

Find out how you can get an eyeful of this famously fascinating look at ancient Egyptian life…er, death. For tickets call 877-TUT-TKTS or visit ticketmaster.com. Adult, senior, student, and youth tickets are normally priced at $27.50, $24.50, and $16.50 respectively.

Group tickets for 10 or more are available at (214) 922-1222 or groupsales@DallasMuseumofArt.org. Military and family discounts are also available.

- by Jenn Emerson, Dallas Reporter for HelloMetro  (Click to leave a message)