Tutankhamun – 'Wonderful Things'

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Tutankhamun in Barcelona
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A National Science Week Special Lecture by Heather Tunmore
5pm – 6.30pm (including lite light refreshments)

'Can you see anything?' asked Lord Carnarvon as Howard Carter peeped into the newly opened tomb in 1922. 'Yes, wonderful things' he replied. Now nearly 90 years later, Tutankhamun is inspiring visitors to Melbourne Museum's Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.

Heather Tunmore, Honorary Associate of the Western Australian Museum, and member of Michigan University;s Abydos Middle Cemetery Project will discuss some of these 'wonderful things' and the methods used by Howard Carter to locate the tomb and to excavate, identify and conserve the objects.

TIME: 5.00 pm – 6.30pm, Tuesday 16 August, 2011
ENTRY FEE: gold coin entry
BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES: 98414844 or albany@museum.wa.gov.au