Submitted by Keith Payne on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 10:22
Thirty years ago King Tutankhamun took the world by storm, and now Arts and Exhibitions International bring us another chance to see 50 objects from Tut’s tomb, along with another 80 artefacts from Egyptian rulers ranging from a statuette of Khafre to a colossal likeness of Akhenaton. Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs is currently at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum at Indianapolis, IN, where the exhibition will remain until October 25, 2009, after which the exhibit will travel to the Art Gallery of Ontario at Toronto from November 24, 2009, through April 18, 2010.
Submitted by Keith Payne on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 19:28
More than two thousand Egyptophiliacs lined up outside Clowes Memorial Hall for what Director of Operations Karen Steele informed me was a sold-out house. “Even as funding for the arts is being cut, an event like this sells out in days."
It would not be too much of an exaggeration to say Zahi Hawass's lecture, The Mysteries of King Tut Revealed, had the feel of a rock concert. We were there to see a star. What secrets would he reveal tonight? What announcements would he make?
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, a nonprofit institution committed to enriching the lives of children, is the largest children’s museum in the world. The more than 400,000-square-foot facility houses 11 major galleries that explore the physical and natural sciences, history, world cultures and the arts. The Children’s Museum is a place to learn and do. Whenever possible, exhibits are “hands-on” or participatory in nature. The Children’s Museum strives to be one of the vital links in the lives of children as it supports their intellectual curiosity and love of learning. The museum, situated on 19 acres of land in Indianapolis, presents thousands of programs and activities each year.
