On Thursday, 4 December 2008, the Dallas Museum of Art will host “Tutankhamun: Exhibiting a Legend” at 7p in the Horchow Auditorium.

Dr. David P. Silverman is Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition curator and the Eckley B. Coxe, Jr. Professor of Egyptology, University of Pennsylvania .

This lecture will trace the legend of Tutankhamun—from the discovery of the boy king’s tomb in 1922 to the international blockbuster exhibition in the 1970s to the current show on view at the DMA. As curator of both exhibitions, Dr. Silverman will provide unique insights on the phenomenon of “Egyptomania,” which has swept the world for the past ninety years. He will also discuss the development of new technologies that have enabled recent findings about the artifacts and remains discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb.

For this program, ticket prices are as follows:
• $15 for the public
• $10 for Dallas Museum of Art members and seniors
• FREE for students, Friends of World Art and Archaeology (FoWAA), and DMA Staff

Reservations are required for all programs; for tickets, call 214.922.1826 or e-mail publicprograms@DallasMuseumofArt.org