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King Tut Exhibit Melbourne

Locality: Fitzroy, Victoria

Address: 11 Nicholson St 3053 Fitzroy, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.kingtutmelbourne.com.au

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24.01.2022 On 4 November in 1922 Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut. To celebrate this anniversary, on Friday 4 November 2011, the first 100 tickets sold on site at the Melbourne Museum for entry to the exhibition that day will only cost $19.22. After 100 tickets are sold, pricing will resume to normal. This is a saving of over $10 for adults and does not include child tickets, which are less than $19.22. http://www.kingtutmelbourne.com.au/news.html

23.01.2022 Spring into the King Tut exhibit this school holidays. Recreate treasures from the tomb, try on some Egyptian costumes, dig deep at our archaeology table, read all about this ancient civilisation, and watch as Bob, the museum's resident mummy, is unwrapped. Find out more: http://museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whatson/ What are you up to this school holidays?

22.01.2022 Graeme from Melbourne wrote: A breath taking display of majesty, on a grand scale, truly honoured to see it. Thank you

22.01.2022 Tomorrow marks the 89th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb! To celebrate, the first 100 tickets sold on site at the Melbourne Museum tomorrow will only cost $19.22. On 4 November 1922 Howard Carter discovered the ancient tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Now you can be among the first 100 people to discover King Tut in Melbourne on this important day in archeological history! http://www.kingtutmelbourne.com.au/news.html

20.01.2022 Subscribers to the King Tut Melbourne Newsletter were invited to tell us in 25 words or less what made this exhibition a historic experience for you. Entries have the chance to be posted on this Facebook page and also win a Tutankhamun poster! Here is one of the entries. John R McGregor wrote: Tut's asleep We all weep But O what joy!... Resplendent mummified king boy! Thanks Melbourne Museum, For showing King Tut's Mausoleum, Until Cairo Bound - Farewell! See more

14.01.2022 MAKE AN EGYPTIAN COSTUME: Here's an idea for the school holidays! Make yourself an Egyptian costume, headband, bracelet, collar or amulet with these easy to follow instructions and patterns: http://daniellesplace.com/html/egyptian_crafts.html

14.01.2022 Two days after closing, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs has cemented its position as the most successful touring exhibition in Australian history with a record 796,277 visitors. 94,860 visitors were school children & community groups and a remarkable 41% of visitors were from interstate or overseas. Thank you to our fans on Facebook for helping spread the word. We couldn't have done it without you!

13.01.2022 Kay Johnson wrote: Being so close to such beautiful treasures was an indescribably humbling experience but the folding chair & glass headrest were stand-out treasures for us.

12.01.2022 Fran Pietersma wrote: It was like being in a church, no one spoke and they all looked on in awe! A dream come true for me to be there.

11.01.2022 Looking for something different to do this Sunday morning? Head down to the Melbourne Museum foyer to see the visually spectacular Body Electric Dancers performing a pop-up dance to Walk Like An Egyptian. In full mummy and golden pharaoh costumes, the 20 performers will take over the Melbourne Museum foyer to celebrate the one month countdown until Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs closes on Sunday 4 December, 2011. The dance will start at 10:45am, Sunday 6 November, 2011.

11.01.2022 Denise Wale wrote: An absolutely breath taking experience. To be in the presence of his treasures is a once in a life time chance. BRILLIANT!

11.01.2022 Debbie and Tim hill wrote: My 13 yr old son and I loved it and together now dream of visiting Egypt and the pyramids together we love king tut!

10.01.2022 Tracey Treloar wrote: The Tut exhibit has been a big part of my life history this year. My first visit from Sydney was a VIP night in April for my 40th, then visited in July, again in September and my fourth and final visit will be mid November. Love all the gold!

09.01.2022 WIN A TOURING EXPERIENCE WORTH $20,000! Don't forget - if you have purchased a ticket to see King Tut you can enter your ticket details to have the chance to win a Scenic Tour or tours of your choice, including airfares, for 2 people to the value of $20,000. Enter here: http://www.kingtutmelbourne.com.au/competition/index.html

06.01.2022 Only 6 weeks left before King Tut leaves Australia.....forever..... Grab your tickets: http://www.kingtutmelbourne.com.au/

05.01.2022 Margaret wrote: I could hardly breathe as there in front of me were so many artefacts that I had taught about over nearly 40 years and never seen!! Wow what an experience!!

05.01.2022 Caroline Beischer wrote: Swathed in mystery.. Glittering from antiquity.. Sophistication supreme!... Heiroglyphs incredible Writing now is legible. Then there's belief Oh what relief! But is the afterlife afterall?

05.01.2022 Fiona Ciliberto wrote: My friend last saw these precious artefacts in Cairo. We came in April, she cried with joy that they were safe from the problems there.

02.01.2022 Have you seen the Google doodle today? They're paying tribute to Howard Carter's 138th birthday! What a lovely reminder of the amazing Tut treasures he discovered. http://www.guardian.co.uk///09/howard-carter-google-doodle

01.01.2022 360 DEGREES: Walk around the Sphinx, clamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and seek out the pharaoh's burial chamber. In this interactive tour, view 360 panoramas, "walkaround" photos, and other breathtaking imagery shot throughout the Giza Plateau and ancient Thebes (modern-day Luxor). http://www.pbs.org//nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html