King Tut in Philly
I’m going! Are you? Better get off your butts and get to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Thirty years after Tutankhamun’s treasures last visited the United States and more than 3,000 years after his death, the treasures of the boy king will be coming to Philadelphia, the final stop on the current U.S. tour. More than doubling the size of the original 1977 exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will be bringing close to 130 pieces of Egyptian antiquities, many outside of Egypt for the first time, to The Franklin Institute. The 18th Dynasty, also known as the “Golden Ageâ€, produced some of the most exquisite pieces of art for some of Egypt’s most famous rulers. Within the exhibit witness not only a child-sized throne made of of wood, gesso, gold, ivory, and copper alloy but also artifacts from the five other Pharaohs tombs, which ruled during the “Golden Ageâ€. When you ask?
Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Tickets are timed and dated. Reserve in Advance.
Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST
1-877-TUT-TKTS (888-8587)
or vist the website.
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