Mommy22alyns Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Let me highly recommend catching this if you have the opportunity. http://www.kingtut.org/about_the_exhibition?location=atlanta We saw it earlier this month in Atlanta. It was very crowded, but the artifacts are amazing in person. There was one statue in particular that was absolutely pristine. You'd never guess it had been carved several thousand years earlier and then been buried in dirt. The level of detail in the carvings was just breathtaking. It beats out looking at pictures in a book any day of the week. Altogether awe-inspiring. I will say that Sylvie was uninterested, but we expected her to be. My dad went with us, so there were three adults to sit and watch her. We took shifts examining each room. Becca was fascinated, but worn out by the end. Hope that helps anyone who might be trying to decide if it's worth the effort or not! We skipped the audio tour and movie and did fine. I would eat right before going in, especially for kids. You'll be in there a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sands31210 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Oh, you just had to do it to me. I was planning on taking my 8 and 6 year olds and had been talked out of it by several people. Now I think I am going to have to take them after all. Thanks for the recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Can anyone tell me where it will be in September and October? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen sn Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) Can anyone tell me where it will be in September and October? Indiana. I have tickets on hold. Let me see if I can find the link..... Found it. http://www.kingtut.org/home and http://www.childrensmuseum.org/ Edited April 21, 2009 by Karen sn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux Et Veritas Academy Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 We went to in PHL last year. We loved and combined it with the iMax Mummies movie:iagree: The exhibit is worth seeing- but we wanted more dead people:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thank you Karen! Sadly we won't be anywhere near there. It was a long shot hoping that it might be somewhere near where we will be visiting. I guess I'll have to hope that it comes downunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in IL Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I saw the exhibition in Chicago in the 70's and then again the last round in Chicago. Make sure you read each description and really look hard at some of the pieces. Like the OP said, the detail is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi_itsgwen Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I went with my son's first grade class. They had watched a movie on Mummies the week before. The first 2 to 3 rooms are full of statues of all sizes, and the group I was with was *convinced* that every statue was a mummy. No matter what I said, they asked at each statue "What kind of dead thing is inside this one?" :lol: I heard one little girl whisper "I wonder what's in that one? Maybe a cat, because it's so small." It is an amazing exhibit, and I would like to go back with my whole family and really get a better look at everything. The Jewelry room is incredible. The only dissapointment for me was that all of the advertizing shows the tut sarcophagus, but it wasn't a part of the exhibit. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashkraw Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thanks, I am glad to see such great reviews. I am going to be in Dallas at the end of the week and was thinking about taking the kids to see this. It sounds like a must see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thanks for the recommendation! It's near us right now, and I keep meaning to go see it. I guess I'd better hurry up and get around to it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niffercoo Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Exactly how crowded was it? Did you go on a weekday or weekend? Were there so many people that you got bumped into by others? Or was it just a lot of people in a controlled way? My kids have been asking me about it, but with two on the autism spectrum who can't handle that sort of thing well, it's so hard. We did go see the terracotta army at the High Museum last week and it was crowded, but there was plenty of space around the exhibits and we were able to not get bumped into. I appreciate any extra details about the crowds that you have! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhouse Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 We went to both exhibits, and the Terracotta Army was much more crowded. We went during the week, after lunch, the first week in April. We went to the Tut exhibit in February during the week, after lunch. We were pleased that it was so sparsely attended that day.:) I was awestruck at the jewelry! I wouldn't even be able to do that with a laser beam today - unless the goal was to cut out big circles, and then only maybe:lol: Whenever we go on field trips, I try to plan it for after lunch. Most school groups need to be getting back to the school by then, and there are less children around who may not be interested in being there. HTH, Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I went with my son's first grade class. They had watched a movie on Mummies the week before. The first 2 to 3 rooms are full of statues of all sizes, and the group I was with was *convinced* that every statue was a mummy. No matter what I said, they asked at each statue "What kind of dead thing is inside this one?" :lol: I heard one little girl whisper "I wonder what's in that one? Maybe a cat, because it's so small." It is an amazing exhibit, and I would like to go back with my whole family and really get a better look at everything. The Jewelry room is incredible. The only dissapointment for me was that all of the advertizing shows the tut sarcophagus, but it wasn't a part of the exhibit. :confused: I saw the same or a very similar exhibit when it was in Europe a few years ago. If I remember, the poster shows the head of one of the canopic jars. But because there is no sense of scale to the poster, it is easy to assume that the magnificent full sized mask is just around the corner. I remember being amazed by how much other great stuff was in the exhibit. It seemed like every corner revealed another piece from one of my Egyptian books. And I felt like I was able to get quite close to the objects and the cases. Our museum operations involve just standing there and letting the tour groups come through and then pass right on by. Almost every time, they are going to whiz on by before we will be done looking our fill. We have the Off the Wall Museum Guide for Egyptian Art, which is a great guidebook for kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 My understanding is that the sarcophagus cannot leave Egypt. I too saw it in the 70's in San Francisco and really wanted to see it before it leaves Dallas, but unfortunately timing and budget are not working out, and I'm really disappointed. :sad: But I think it was me and dh most excited about it, not the kids. Maybe I'll make it to San Francisco if I can get out there to visit my folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I took my 8 year old earlier this year. We went on a Friday, and it was mildly crowded (as in, we weren't bumping in to people but we sometimes had to wait a minute or two for the taller folks to finish up since we couldn't see over them). No biggie :) and you know, many of the adults were only to happy to be accommodating to the few kids who were there. My son struck up some really interesting and relevant conversations with other visitors to the exhibit, so I'm glad we ended up skipping the audio portion. Highly recommend it if you can go - so many varied objects that there is definitely something for everyone. (I had no interest in going, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the actual exhibit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in IL Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 If you want it not crowded, no matter what day, I would suggest getting tickets for when they open in the morning. At least in Chicago, your tickets were for a half hour time slot. We went at the opening time on a Sunday morning (I think it was Father's Day) and we really took our time and could stand looking at things for however long we wanted without feeling like we should move to get out of the way. And some things are on pedestals which we had no problem looking at all sides of the object. Back in the 70's, our time was like 4:30 and it was packed. That was when you had to stand in line that day to get tickets for later in the day. We got in line about 4:30 am, watched the sun come up on Lake Michigan, then shopped all day before going back. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliveview Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 We went about 3 weeks ago, I think on a Wednesday. Let me set the sceen for you...We got up and got dressed and were on the road by 6:00 am. We ate breakfast on the road and the kids had a snack as we pulled into Atlanta at 11:30 am. We started off at the High and saw the Warriors. We took about 30 minutes to let them run around and play outside before going in. We went through the exhibit and had a great time. We weren't planning on seeing Tut on this trip but at the last minute decided that we would go ahead. We were worried about getting stuck in afteroon traffic so we gave the kids a snack in the car and got over to the Civic Center. So, the kids had no lunch, had been in the car all day and now we were going into the exhibit just before 2:00 pm. What were we thinking?? Well all I can say is I love SWB! I have never seen my kids so fascinated and engaged. I think most of this is because of our SOTW I study, they knew what they were looking at!! The last of the school groups were leaving when we got there. There were just a handful of people in each room. The kids were delighted pointing out canopic jars, amulets, scarabs, and all sorts of other things. There was no part of the exhibit that didn't keep each one of them entertained. We did not see the movie. We bought the audio tour but I thought it was really dry. Then again, my just turned 7 ds thought the audio part was great and listened to most of it. We headed out right after going south on I-75 and didn't stop to eat until we got to Macon. We never hit any real traffic. They were starving by then! We ate in the car and got home by 9:00 pm. It was an amazing day and they loved it! I would do it over again without thinking twice. They got up the next morning and were making finger protectors out of Play-Dough! I would encourage everyone to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Exactly how crowded was it? Did you go on a weekday or weekend? Were there so many people that you got bumped into by others? Or was it just a lot of people in a controlled way? My kids have been asking me about it, but with two on the autism spectrum who can't handle that sort of thing well, it's so hard. We did go see the terracotta army at the High Museum last week and it was crowded, but there was plenty of space around the exhibits and we were able to not get bumped into. I appreciate any extra details about the crowds that you have! :) Well, apparently we ended up going when most of the Atlanta area was on Spring Break. :001_huh: I certainly didn't plan it that way! I also took advantage of the reduced pricing and entered between 12-12:30 on a Thursday. When we left it was really thinning out, so if you could manage going in the later afternoon, it might be less crowded. That would have been prime Sylvie-meltdown time for us though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi_itsgwen Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Originally Posted by Niffercoo Exactly how crowded was it? Did you go on a weekday or weekend? Were there so many people that you got bumped into by others? Or was it just a lot of people in a controlled way? My kids have been asking me about it, but with two on the autism spectrum who can't handle that sort of thing well, it's so hard. We did go see the terracotta army at the High Museum last week and it was crowded, but there was plenty of space around the exhibits and we were able to not get bumped into. I appreciate any extra details about the crowds that you have! :) They stagger the crowds, only allowing smallish groups to go in at spaced intervals. All of the rooms (that I can recall) spaced the displays away from the walls so you can go all the way around everything. The pathways down the backsides were usually pretty empty, so that would be a good spot to cool off for a few minutes if you get into a crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 We went to see this in Philadelphia in the summer of 2007 and thought it was great! Again, we loved SOTW 1, and the kids were excited to see the real stuff! They would've loved to see King Tut too, but we knew in advance he wouldn't be there. Our tour was at 10 a, I believe, and there were a lot of people, but it's spaced out enough so it didn't seem to be a problem. There was a short movie first thing, and people crowded up there, waiting to get in and while watching it. But otherwise you could keep a distance from people. The audio was free there. They had headphones and you could dial one number for kids, and one for adults. Both seemed very interesting to us, and gave us more detail than we would've gotten otherwise. We went with a group of homeschoolers from another site I'm on. That was so fun to meet up like that and go through the exhibit! I recommend it highly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.