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Tutankhamen
15 articles
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Tut sequel’s audience is second largest
Entertainment |
November 22, 2005
With a closing rush, King Tut’s tally at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art reached 937,613 visitors, museum officials said Monday
– the second-largest audience for any museum exhibition after the
1.25 million who saw the touring display from the Boy King’s tomb
that came to the museum in 1978. Read more
Monday, November 21, 2005
The midnight hour, and Tut’s a sellout
Entertainment |
November 21, 2005
If the Los Angeles County Museum of Art threw its doors open
around-the-clock to accommodate last-minute visitors to its pricey
but popular King Tut show, who would show up at 2 a.m. Read more
Friday, November 4, 2005
No Tut Curse for Local Economy
California | Local |
November 4, 2005
Legend has it that a curse descends on those who tamper with King
Tut’s treasures, but displaying them has brought many blessings to
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art – starting with the $2.5
million that LACMA expects to net by the time “Tutankhamun and the
Golden Age of the Pharaohs” closes Nov. Read more
Thursday, November 3, 2005
Tut Show Likely to Draw 900,000
California | Local |
November 3, 2005
King Tut’s L.A. empire will probably number more than 900,000
subjects by the time his reign ends at the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art, where his treasures have been on display since mid-June. Read more
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Thursday, July 14, 2005
VIPs Say ‘Tut Tut’ to Waiting in Line
California | Local |
July 14, 2005
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, home to the nation’s costliest
art exhibition tickets, has raised the bar by offering a $75-a-person
VIP ticket to “Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” more
than double the already controversial top price of $30. Read more
Sunday, June 19, 2005
No tomb raiders for this Tut
Entertainment |
June 19, 2005
In the 1991 movie “L.A. Story,” Steve Martin, daffy in love,
roller-skated through the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Read more
Friday, June 17, 2005
Crowds Greet Return of the King at LACMA
California | Local |
June 17, 2005
The boy king is back, and once again, gold is gleaming, cash
registers are ringing and strangers are whispering in darkened rooms
on Wilshire Boulevard. Read more
Thursday, June 16, 2005
THE RETURN OF KING TUT
News |
June 16, 2005
The “Golden Age of the Pharaohs” is about to collide with the Golden
Age of Marketing at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Read more
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Curse of the blockbuster?
Entertainment |
May 22, 2005
The mummy of Tutankhamun lies in pieces in its tomb in Egypt’s Valley
of the Kings. Read more
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Boy-King With Chubby Cheeks
Science |
May 11, 2005
Using a skull shape determined by hundreds of recent CT scans, three
groups of researchers have independently produced busts showing what
Egypt’s King Tutankhamen probably looked like on the day of his death
about 3,300 years ago. Read more
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Infection, Not a Rival, May Have Dealt the Fatal Blow to King Tut
Science |
March 9, 2005
Refuting some modern conspiracy theories, researchers who for the
first time examined the mummy of ancient Egypt’s best-known ruler,
Tutankhamen, with a sophisticated CT scanner said Tuesday that his
death was not due to foul play. Read more
Friday, February 18, 2005
LACMA deems Tut show extra special
Entertainment |
February 18, 2005
For the first time, active members of the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art will have to pay for their tickets for a special exhibition. Read more
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
LACMA Will Be 1st U.S. Stop for Tut’s Treasures
California | Local |
December 1, 2004
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will present an exhibition of
King Tut’s treasures in June, but visitors will have to pay up to $30
– a record ticket price – to see it. Read more
Sunday, November 14, 2004
CT Scan May Show What Killed King Tut
World |
November 14, 2004
Egypt plans to do a CT scan on the mummy of Tutankhamen to try to
find out what killed the king who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years
ago and died while only a teenager. Read more
