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EGYPTOMANIA!
A New Musical
Book, Music & Lyrics By
Matthew Shaker
Historic Photographs
Howard Carter
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Historic Footage
The discovery of the tomb of 'Tutankhamen' in 1922
Tutankhamun Minutes (1978) Original format: VHS (transferred from U-matic) These TV spots were created for the King Tutankhamun exhibit, which visited Seattle in 1978.
Historic Art/Fashion
When the boy-king was the hottest ticket in town!
King Tut: A Classic Blockbuster Museum Exhibition
That Began as a Diplomatic Gesture
From November 1976 to April 1979, “Treasures of Tutankhamun” traveled to six American cities with the help of NEH grants. As millions of people lined up for hours to see the show, museums became the hottest tickets in town, helping usher in the era of the blockbuster museum exhibition.
The discovery that captivated the world
Tutankhamun, more commonly known as King Tut, has played an outsized role in our cultural imagination ever since archaeologist Howard Carter and his patron, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, opened his tomb in November 1922.
Egyptomania Today
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