Tutankhamun - His Tomb and His Treasures Expo

15/03/2016

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08/02/2016

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16/11/2015

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29/09/2015

With TUTANKHAMUN now on its way to New York, we would like to thank everyone who made this exhibition a great success in South Africa – especially all of you who bought tickets to see it!

We sincerely appreciate the many exceptional reviews and complimentary emails we’ve received over the past 8 months.

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24/09/2015

Happy Heritage Day everybody!

What better way to be treated like a King today and learn more about Tutanhkamun’s Heritage? Hurry, the expo closes on 27 September!

World-famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass presents the “Object of the Week”.

Part 7: The Throne of King Tutankhamun

This is one of the most impressive objects in the museum, and shows clearly how the ancient artists had reached a peak of skill and ability. This beautiful wooden chair is covered in a thin layer of gold, with inlays of semiprecious stones and silver.

The arms are modelled in the form of winged snakes, wearing the Double Crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, guarding the two cartouches of Tutankhamun. The chair legs are made in the form of lion’s paws, and are also topped with lion’s heads.

On the front of the throne is a beautiful scene of Queen Ankhesenpaaten leaning with affection towards her husband, who is seated on a chair; she touches him gently with one hand, and holds a perfume vessel in the other. The king is shown here wearing a wig and a complex crown; below he wears a long kilt. Between both figures the Aten shines its rays down upon them. A row of four uraei can be seen on the back of the throne.

21/09/2015

If you snooze, you lose!

Final week of the expo, get your tickets online now at Webtickets.co.za or at your nearest Pick ‘n Pay for a magical once-in-a-lifetime experience at the TUTANKHAMUN – HIS TOMB AND HIS TREASURES expo at GrandWest Casino. Limited capacity left, book today – before our beautiful expo leaves for New York on 27 September.

16/09/2015

Huge congratulations to Joseline Felix-Minnaar, the winner of our 2x custom made posters competition!

We hope you and your family enjoy every moment and we look forward to welcome you as our guests.

14/09/2015

A reminder to all our fans, we are running a poster competition as well! Have you booked for attendance between 17 and 27 September or planning to go between those dates?

Two lucky winners can win custom made souvenir A2 posters with your own name on it. Inbox us your name, email address and booking reference number to be entered into the competition. Good luck!

11/09/2015

Enter our Travelling Tut Competition and Stand to Win!

A lucky winner will walk away with 4 tickets and 4 scarab souvenirs in our final week of the expo at GrandWest Casino.

Spot our Tut trailer in and around Cape Town, let us know when and where you saw it and if you can snap a pic, let’s see it!

A correct entry will be chosen at random and the winner will be announced on 18 September.

Please note that the expo must close on 27 September so be sure you are able to attend between 19 and 27 September. For more information on our opening hours, visit our site at http://tut-exhibition.co.za/visitor-information/opening-hours/

Happy snapping!

10/09/2015

World-famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass presents the “Object of the Week”.

Part 6: The Head of King Tutankhamun Emerging from a Lotus

Howard carter found this piece, which represents the king as the god Nefertum, at the entrance of the corridor leading into the tomb.

It is probable that this was not its original location, and so it may have been moved by thieves at some point in antiquity. The king’s head can be seen emerging from a lotus, which was an important symbol of birth and resurrection in ancient Egypt; he is shown shaven-headed, with pierced ears.

Visit the exhibition to learn more about the tomb and the treasures of Tutankhamun.

07/09/2015

Meet Zaheer (5 yrs) who is one of our Spur Colouring-in competition winners. He visited the expo on Saturday with his family and here is what he had to say:

“I enjoyed the movie, all the treasures and the coffin!“

Check back to meet our other winning artists soon.

04/09/2015

Huge congratulations to all our Spur Colouring-in Competition winners for August!

We would like to thank all the Spur Kids for the thousands of wonderful entries we received from all over Cape Town.

Here are our winners:

Age group 6-12 years:
Lienkie (12) Silver Bay Spur, Melkbos
Aaqilah (6) Twin Peak Spur, Ottery

Age group 5 years and under:
Zaheer (5) Twin Peak Spur, Ottery
Jonathan (3) Golden River Spur, Fish Hoek

We look forward to welcome all of you. Watch this space to meet our winning artists and their stories soon!