Once inside we got our audio tour listening devices, watched a 90-second presentation about the exhibit, and then walked through the double-doors into the ten galleries of exhibits on display featuring artifacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb, as well as artifacts from his father, Akhenaten's tomb, and other relatives. The gold and jewels and precious things were simply too beautiful to even attempt to describe. My eyes were treated to artifact after artifact that, in many cases, defy description they were so beautiful. And what is so amazing is the fact that these artifacts are thousands of years old, yet they appear to be the most sophisticated works of art I've ever seen.
It's a good thing we went today because the exhibit closes tomorrow, March 28. We spent a good two hours enjoying the tour at our own pace, along with the 22 different stops along the way with the audio tour. It also helped that it was just Casey and I that went because this was not really designed for children, in our opinion. I picked up a lapel pin in the gift shop afterwards. Casey picked out a couple of coloring books and an ornament, I believe. We also stopped at a $1 machine to have our names made on *papyrus* in hieroglyphics. I had McMurray done, and Casey had his son's name printed: Alan Enrique.
From there we headed home and had a great conversation about life and things in the car. It was fun to spend the afternoon together enjoying both a very spectacular and yet, highly educational experience.
2 comments:
I loved the Tut exhibit. Actually I love all things Egyptian. I will go there someday, and see the museum in Cairo or Alexandria. Someday!!
It was amaaaaaaazing. I guess you could say that today sparked a greater interest in studying ancient Egypt for me. It was surreal seeing things so intricately carved and so extremely sophisticated in its craftsmanship, completed with such primitive technology, ya know? That still blows my mind.
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