Tutankhamun: The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs (2008-present)
This exhibition, featuring completely different artifacts to those in Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, first ran at the Ethnological Museum in Vienna from March 9 to September 28, 2008 under the title Tutankhamun and the World of the Pharaohs. It featured a further 140 treasures from the Valley of the Kings including objects from the tomb of King Tut. The exhibition continued with the following itinerary:
- Atlanta Civic Center (November 15, 2008 to May 22, 2009), Atlanta, Georgia
- Indianapolis Children's Museum (June 25 to October 25, 2009), Indianapolis, Indiana
- Art Gallery of Ontario (November 20, 2009 to May 2, 2010), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Denver Art Museum (July 1, 2010 to January 2, 2011), Denver, Colorado
- Science Museum of Minnesota (February 18 to September 5, 2011), St Paul, Minnesota
- The Museum of Fine Arts (October 13, 2011 to April 15, 2012), Houston, Texas
- Pacific Science Center (May 24, 2012 to January 6, 2013), Seattle, Washington
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