Tutankhamun and the golden age of Pharaohs, Melbourne Museum 2011
The Tutankhamum exhibition that is showing at the Melbourne Museum is not something you would see in Australia very often. The exhibition not only shows items taken from the boy King’s tomb, but also information about his family and what was actually happening prior in Egypt to Tut’s rule. Tutankhamum’s father implemented one god making the other Egyptian gods obsolete and it was King Tut who was the person who bought them back during his short rule. The tour starts by telling the people about the boy’s family so you are given a little bit of his family history. The exhibition is run along side of the National Geographic and it did explain how the tomb was found and offers an explanation as to why. Scattered throughout the exhibition are numbers, where if you have an audio guide with you that has been purchased before the event.
When I visited I did see the whole exhibition was very popular with large crowds waiting for their turn to visit the inside. Inside the exhibition it was crowded, but you could take your time looking through the exhibits although you would have to scramble for the best position to look at the actual displays. Information about the actual items on display not only was on the front of the cases but on the side as well. Apart from the crowd issue it was a wonderful display of what had happened in the past. The items on display are very interesting like a coffin, Jar stoppers that were used for the preservation or organs for the afterlife and other artefacts. Due to the popularity of the event, people would be drawn to the exhibition for a long time until it closes. I never was able to go see the 3D show that was also running on Tutankhamun. I do highly recommend a visit to the exhibition as this would be something not many people would have seen in their life time outside of The British Museum or even in Egypt.
The Tickets also enables you to have access to the Melbourne Museum as well, so any visitor can wander throughout the whole museum before their specific visiting time for the exhibition is available. Purchasing tickets before heading to the museum is a must as you have to book yourself into a specific time. If you are after programs make sure you purchase them early in the morning when the museum opens to avoid disappointment. For more information about the exhibition visit the website and read the Frequently Asked Questions if you have any queries.
The website for the exhibition is http://kingtutmelbourne.com.au/
I was not paid to visit or have any affiliation with the exhibition or Melbourne museum
