Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
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- Inlaid Pectoral Spelling out the Name of the King, Courtesy of the de Young Museum, San Francisco
"Wonderful things." So said Howard Carter when the archaeologist was asked what he saw upon peeking into the just-opened tomb of boy-king Tutankhamun. Almost a century later and many world tours over, King Tut's wonderful things — enough beautifully crafted, jewel-encrusted, and gilded loot to last a dynastic ruler through the afterlife and beyond —still hold their allure. Perhaps, in these tough economic times, nothing seems simultaneously more fantastically alien, or more apropos a reminder of our last gilded age, than the glittering horde on display at the de Young. Get ready to gawk and awe.
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Be advised that extended hours for this exhibition only apply through September 30.
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- Price
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$27.50
Buy Tickets - When
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June 27, 2009 – Mar 28
Daily (9am–9pm)
- Where
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de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
415.750.3600
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Simply stunning! A wonderful collection and beautifully presented. Of course this is based mostly off of my timing. I think it was a Tuesday around 2pm. With plenty of elbow room to move and no other agenda awaiting my afternoon, the Tomb comes to you. Tuts presence is all around.