Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events and Exhibitions
relating to the Amarna period
and surrounding history
(See also New & Cool on the Web)

Contents: Pharaohs of the Sun * Other Exhibitions *
Talks * Radio and Television * Other Events

Pharaohs of the Sun
This stunning exhibition covers Ancient Egyptian art from the reigns of Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, and includes over 250 objects. Carefully designed from gallery space to audio guide, it is a learning experience for amateur and scholar alike. Included are a scale model of the "City of the Horizon," several never-before-seen restored partial colossi, and many objects from royal and poor households. For more, see our review. Visit the EXCELLENT EXHIBITION WEBSITE! Look at the Exhibition Book* available!* This exhibition will be travelling to four locations, listed below. Thanks for lots of info are due to EEF News
Dates, Place	Further Information
November 14, 1999 - February 6, 2000 Boston: Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, Massachusetts	MFA info: phone (617) 267-9300 MFA web: http://www.mfa.org More info: http://mfa.org/pressroom/pharaohs/ http://www.boston.com/mfa/egypt/ Exhibition Website: http://www.mfa.org/egypt/amarna/index.html This is part of Egypt in Boston: http://www.boston.com/egypt/ While you're in Boston, see Akhnaton by Philip Glass: http://www.boston.com/egypt/boston_lyric_opera.html
March 19 - June 4, 2000 Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 phone: (323) 857-6000 email: publicinfo@lacma.org	http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/exhibit.htm Hotel Packages: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000308/ca_lacva_h_1.html Private tour available: May 22. For reservations, call (323) 874-8681 or (818) 768-1236. (info: http://www.arcesc.org/ )
July 17-September 24, 2000 Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603 phone: (312) 443-3600	http://www.artic.edu/aic/general/pharaoh.html Tickets now on Sale: http://www.ticketmaster.com News Item: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000331/il_art_ins_1.html See also Akhnaten, an opera by Philip Glass: http://www.ChicagoOperaTheater.org/ Egypt in Chicago: http://www.egyptinchicago.org/ (Further information in "Other Events" below)
November 23, 2000 - February 18, 2001 Netherlands: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Rapenburg 28, P.O. Box 11114, NL-2301 EC Leiden phone: +31 71 5163163 email: info@rmo.nl	Farao's van de zon. Achnaton - Nefertiti - Toetanchamon Dutch info: http://www.rmo.nl/nederl/foz.html English info: http://www.rmo.nl/engels/foz.html

Other Exhibitions
Dates, Place	Details
Current (?) High West Street Dorchester, Dorset England phone: +44 1305 269571	Tutankhamun Exhibition "Experience the excitement of the world's greatest discovery of ancient treasure. Be there as Howard Carter unearths the 3000 year secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb. Explore the ante-chamber filled with treasure. And enter the burial chamber to witness Carter raising the golden coffins. The whole museum is recreated." (Source: EEF NEWS) http://www.bournemouth.co.uk/ptg/dd003900.htm
Ongoing Luxor Las Vegas, 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA. phone: (702) 262-4555	King Tutankhamun's Tomb & Museum Reproduction of Tutankhamun's Tomb. "The measurements of each of the rooms are exact. The treasures therein were reproduced by artisans using the same gold leaf and linens, precious pigments, tools and original 3,300-year-old methods, and each is meticulously positioned according to the records maintained by the Carter expedition. The exhibit houses hundreds of reproductions, including the world-famous guardian statues, King Tut's sarcophagus, and an array of statues, vases, beds, baskets and pottery." 15 minute, self guided, audio tour. source: http://www.luxor.com/imax.html#tomb (Thanks to Aayko Eyma)
March 9, 2000- April 22, 2000 Centralne Muzeum Wlokiennictwa [Central Museum of Textiles] ul. Piotrkowska 282, PL-93034 Lodz tel: +48 42 683 26 84 fax: +48 42 684 33 55	Tutankhamun's wardrobe: A travelling exhibition "The exhibition will highlight the lavish nature of the textiles and garments, while putting them into a social context. It will also show how the various elements, technical analysis, written, as well as visual evidence have been combined to build up a picture of Tutankhamun's wardrobe. Because of the extremely fragile nature of the garments, no original textiles will be included in the exhibition. Instead, more then twenty-five replicas will be presented which show the garments as Tutankhamun would have seen and worn them. Afterwards the exhibition will travel to the Netherlands in April, and showings are planned for the USA (San Diego; Chicago; Newark, N.J.; and Washington, D.C.) and Europe (Athens; London; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Leeds, England)." (Source: EEF NEWS) Exhibition Website: http://www.tutankhamuns-wardrobe.com/ Swedish Website: http://www.boras.se/kultur/museer/texmus/index.htm English Website: http://lotta.pub.hb.se/tutankhamon/index.htm Swedish Articles: http://lotta.pub.hb.se/tutankhamon/artikel.htm News Articles: http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/ DailyNews/kingtutclothes000104.html http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/ 0,2107,500149186-500181305-500706671-0,00.html Museum Website: http://www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.muz.pl/wystawye.html#wc2 e-mail: ctmustex@muzeumwlokiennictwa.muz.pl (Central Museum of Textiles)
15 May - November, 2000 (during the Expo 2000 in Hanover) Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Am Steine 1-2, D- 31134 Hildesheim, Germany phone: +49 5121 93 69 0 fax: +49 5121 35 283 email: rp-museum@t-online.de	Ramses und Echnaton - Pharaonen erobern die Welt [Ramses and Akhnaten - Pharaohs conquer the world] "More than 200 exhibits from Kairo and other museums, many of which have not been shown before elsewhere. In addition the results of the excavation in Qantir will be presented." (Source: Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, September 30, 1999, via EEF NEWS)

Talks
Date, Time, Place	Details
Sunday May 21 2000 7:30 pm Oasis Restaurant, 294 College Street, just west of Spadina, Toronto, Canada	Benben Books Presents: Ancient Egyptian Erotica An illustrated lecture by Dr. Lyn Green, recently of the Royal Ontario Museum "The speaker is an Amarna specialist in Toronto and, in spite of the generalized nature of the title for public consumption, she will concentrate on the sensuality of the Amarna art and where it stands between the earlier 18th dynasty precedents and the following Ramesside evidence of erotic art." (Source: Daniel M. Kolos) $10.00 at the door.
Sunday May 21 2000 1:00 pm LACMA Museum Lecture Hall Los Angeles	Pharaohs of the Sun by Dr Rita Freed info: (323) 874-8681 or PFDES@AOL.com
Thursday, 25 May, 2000 7:30 pm Gencor Auditorium Technikon SA Christiaan De Wet Street Discovery 1709 South Africa	Akhenaten and the Bible Illustrated lecture by Dr. Mary Scott, Department of Classics, University of the Witwatersrand In association with the Egyptian Society of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch. Members free. Non-members R10. Source: http://users.iafrica.com/g/gr/grenvill/ under "Diary" Contact email: erics@acenet.co.za
Tuesday, 4 July, 2000 7 pm Main Arts Theatre, University of Manchester, Manchester, England	New excavations in the Valley of the Kings: the Amarna Royal Tombs Project by Professor Geoffrey Martin. Followed by the Northern Branch Summer Party. Source: http://www.thornbridge.zetnet.co.uk/pages/eesnorth.htm e-mail: R.David@man.ac.uk Phone: 0161 275 2647
Saturday, September 23, 2000 2-5 pm Brighton & Hove Sussex 6th Form College, 205, Dyke Road, Hove East Sussex UK	The Amarna Heresy by David Rohl More info at the Sussex Egyptology Society Homepage: http://website.lineone.net/~egyptology-sussex/egyptology-sussex/ David Rohl's site: http://www.nunki.net (Thanks to John Wall for mentioning this)
Thursday, 30 November, 2000 7:30 pm Gencor Auditorium Technikon SA Christiaan De Wet Street Discovery 1709 South Africa	Pharaohs of the Sun Illustrated lecture by Kim Lings In association with the Egyptian Society of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch. Members free. Non-members R10. Source: http://users.iafrica.com/g/gr/grenvill/ under "Diary" Contact email: erics@acenet.co.za

Radio and Television
Mostly from The Ancient World On Television, a great monthly mailing list where you can find many interesting programs. They also have a (somewhat out of date) website at http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/awotv.html.

Dates, Place

Details

May 29, 30 and 31
7 am
A&E
(and possibly on into June)

The Face of Tutankhamun
Parts 1, 2 and 3 of 5 of a series on the discovery of Tut's tomb and its effects.

Source: The Ancient World On Television

Other Events
Dates, Place	Details
Saturday, June 17, 2000 10.00am - 4.30pm Leeds City Art Gallery (correction)	The North Yorkshire Ancient Egypt Group is giving a Day School with Joyce Tyldesley and Steven Snape. Interested parties should contact Anne Murray at: nefernefer2000@aol.com Book in advance to ensure a place. The launch of Joyce Tyldesley's two new books will out in June also and the launch of these will tie up with day school. (I don't know how much 'Amarna' content this has) (Source: Anne Murray and EEF News)
Wednesday, July 19 to Sunday, July 30, 2000 Chicago Opera Theater Chicago	Akhnaten - An Opera by Philip Glass The Chicago Opera Theater presents this co-production with the Boston Lyric Opera. The opera played in Boston this January and February. It will be returning this summer, playing at the following times: Wednesday, July 19, 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 21, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 27, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 3:00 p.m. Approximate running time: 2 hours 15 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. Presented in English, Hebrew, Egyptian Arabic and the ancient language of Akhadian. A narrator presents all spoken text in English. (Source: COT website) Chicago Opera Theater: http://www.ChicagoOperaTheater.org/ Egypt in Chicago: http://www.egyptinchicago.org/ Reviews: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/4482/Glass.html http://www-tech.mit.edu/V120/N3/Pharaoh.3a.html Philip Glass: http://www.philipglass.com/ ( Hear sample tracks online )
July 24 - 28, 2000 registration deadline: Friday, July 14	Ancient Egypt in Chicago "A Week-Long Seminar Presented by the OI and the Graham School of General Studies. With lectures and lively discussions, access to the rare art and artifacts housed in the Joseph and Mary Grimshaw Egyptian Gallery, insight into the OI research projects (Demotic Dictionary, Epigraphic Survey in Luxor, etc), plus expert-led tours of the "Pharaohs of the Sun" exhibition (Art Institute of Chicago) and "Inside Ancient Egypt" exhibition (The Field Museum). Instructors: W. Raymond Johnson, John Larson, Robert K. Ritner, and Emily Teeter. [#; source: ANE-L]" (Source: EEF News) costs: $495 for OI Members, $545 for Non-Members registration deadline: Friday, July 14 info: The Oriental Institute Museum Education Office tel: (773) 702-9507, e-mail: oi-education@uchicago.edu
August 26-27, 2000 Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago	Seminar in connection with Pharaohs of the Sun in Chicago It will be led by Dr. Chahinda Karim (Ph.D., Art History) who is a professor of art history at the American University in Cairo. The subjects she will cover are: The life of Akenaten: his religion, philosophy, literature and of course among others, The Prayer to the Sun. The Royal family and "Queen of Amarna" - his family life and life with Nefertiti The existing theories about Akenaton Amarna Art The fee of $225 also includes the visit to the exhibit with Dr. Karim and preparation and debriefing time in connection with it, as well as one lunch. There will also be some optional excursions - The Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise and a night at Ravinia for those who are interested. "Dr. Karim is a lecturer on my educational tours to Egypt. We just hosted the Boston Museum of Science. A participant commented that her depth of knowledge on the subject of Amarna and Akhenaten was massive compared to any of the lectures the MFA sponsored." -- Temma Ecker, Journeys of the Mind Run by Journeys of the Mind: Website: http://www.journeysofthemind.com email: journeys@earthlink.net (Information sent to the Akhet-Aten Home Page by Temma Ecker of Journeys of the Mind, Inc.)
Friday to Monday, 9/6 - 11/6, 2000 Missenden Abbey Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0BD UK	Tutankhamun's Egypt A residential course dealing with this pharaoh and Egypt during this period of time. Teacher: Suzanne Bojtos (MPhil in Egyptology from University College London) nfo: suzanne_bojtos@hotmail.com, tel: 441494 862904. (Source: EEF News)

Online Sources:
EEF News
London Diary for the Ancient Near East
Egyptology News and Gossip
The Ancient World On Television
Various Egyptology Organisations
Archaeological Institute of America, San Diego
The Ancient World on Television
If you know of more online sources for information
about lectures, exhibitions and other events, please let me know.