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Sarnia, ON – Gallery Lambton is offering a bus trip to Toronto to tour the exhibit King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, at the Art Gallery of Ontario, on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Registration is taking place now at the gallery. The cost is $92.40 (including tax) for members of the gallery and $103.95 (including tax) for non-members.
The Art Gallery of Ontario is the sole Canadian stop for the massive exhibit King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs. When the Treasures of Tutankhamen went on tour in the 1970s, throngs flocked to the exhibit when it was featured at the AGO in 1979.
Encompassing about 130 ancient artifacts, or nearly twice the number of artifacts displayed in the 1970s Tutankhamen exhibit, the new show features an almost entirely different selection of treasures, many never before seen in North America.
A featured artifact will be the colourful, ten-foot statue of the pharaoh found at the remains of the funerary temple of two of his high officials, described as the largest image of King Tut ever unearthed.
The exhibit will also include elements from a scientific research and conservation project, such as the first three-dimensional CT scan of King Tut's mummified body, as well as multimedia components, including an audio tour and video documentary narrated by Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford.
"Tutankhamen's magic still captures the hearts of people all over the world, even though more than 85 years have passed since the discovery of his amazing tomb," stated Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
King Tut: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs is organized by the National Geographic Society, Arts and Exhibitions International and AEG Exhibitions, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Northern Trust is a proud cultural partner. American Airlines is the official airline of the exhibition. Additional support is provided by the Government of Ontario and the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership.
For more information about Lambton County, visit www.lambtononline.ca.
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Contact:
Holly Rutherford
Gallery Assistant Community Relations, Gallery Lambton
Telephone: 519 336-8127
email: holly.rutherford@county-lambton.on.ca
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