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Arts & Exhibitions International is the world’s preeminent museum exhibition producer. More than 15 million people have attended AEI exhibitions since its inception in 2003.
Our mission is to organize and produce the finest quality exhibition and entertainment experiences that captivate, educate, and inspire large audiences throughout the world.
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Perhaps this quote says it all: “The boy king has arrived – and with him, the crowds.” – Houston Chronicle
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs opened with great fanfare to lines of eager visitors at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in October 2011. Houston will be the second to last stop for the tour before the artifacts return to Egypt, and crowds flocking to behold the boy king’s treasures show no sign of abating. The story of a young king who died mysteriously resonates with audiences of every age and every walk of life, some 3,300 years later.
November marks the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter, one of the most significant archaeological finds in history. Since his remains the most in-tact ancient Egyptian royal tomb ever discovered, its contents have helped unlock mysteries from the time of the pharaohs. Still today, scientists and researchers are discovering more about King Tut and his world as science and technology advances, including a recent DNA test on his mummy that conclusively identified his parents and more detail about his health and possible cause of death (likely complications from a leg fracture that may have been compounded by other ailments). Some of these findings are on display in the exhibition, on view in Houston through April 15, 2012.
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs opened to two packed houses late this week. Sponsors and donors got the earliest look at objects from the most famous archaeological discovery in history. The general public had their chance on Friday and the response was remarkable.
The Science Museum annexed additional space to create a 16,000 square foot experience, the largest in museum history, in order to accommodate record crowds. Museum officials also extended hours in anticipation of strong demand.
The business community has been eagerly awaiting the opening as well. The Science Museum and AEI have created partnerships with dozens of local organizations that will heighten awareness of the exhibition regionally and create opportunities for their customers.
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs is making its fifth stop on a seven city tour. AEI’s King Tut exhibitions generate staggering economic impact in each city, including $129,000,000 in Philadelphia.
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs will be on display through September 5th at the Science Museum of Minnesota before opening in Houston and Seattle. After that, the rare King Tut objects will return to Egypt forever.
During the recent riots in Egypt, some artifacts were damaged as the Egyptian Museum was breached by looters. Friend of Arts & Exhibitions and Minister of Antiquities for Egypt, Zahi Hawass, assures us that everything is accounted for and will be repaired and back in it's place soon. Hawass also stated that the three nearby archaeologicall dig sites went untouched.
For the complete story please see:
Time Magazine: The Break-In at Cairo's Prized Museum
and
KSTP: Egypt’s damaged artifacts to be restored in days.
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In what has become the blockbuster exhibition of this generation, more than 7 million visitors have flocked to see “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” since 2005, when the exhibition premiered in
King Tut was a minor king and may have been lost in the pages of history were it not for the discovery of his tomb in 1922 – the only intact ancient Egyptian royal tomb ever discovered. The world was mesmerized with ancient mysteries and untold riches, just as people today continue to be enthralled with the treasures that the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt has so graciously made available to travel to global audiences once more.
“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” features artifacts not only from King Tut’s tomb, but also a large array of relics relating to his family and contemporaries, providing a broader context in which to tell his story. It’s fitting then that many of the visitors were multi-generational families – parents bringing their children to share in the wonder they felt decades ago during the last tour.
It is with deep gratitude to all the visitors who have strolled through these golden galleries over the past five years that the
The tour continues – on to
AEI treats each and every artifact as a treasure in its own right, and it was only fitting that Cincinnati give a royal welcome to the 10-ton centerpieces of “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt.” These imposing 16-foot red granite statues of a queen and king from the dynasty in which Cleopatra ruled will be the first artifacts installed at
Once proud sentinels at an ancient temple in Heracleion, where Cleopatra was crowned, the royal pair spent centuries in ruins below the 
tidal waves. Just a decade ago, underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio discovered this “lost Atlantis,” a thriving center of religion and commerce in its day. Then began the painstaking process of retrieving what lay in wait below the ocean. The quest to recover the city’s ancient secrets continues today…
Over the next weeks, the AEI team will turn the
Did you know?
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Equality on the high seasPirates operated on a fairly democratic system of government, where all crewmates were equal, no matter what their background, age, race or religion.
