Exhibit of Tutankhamen's treasures to open

Published Saturday May 3rd, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) - An exhibition featuring more than 130 treasures from the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen and other ancient sites will begin a United States tour with an opening November in Atlanta.

The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University announced it will open the exhibit at the Atlanta Civic Center from November through May 22, 2009. The exhibit will then move to the Indianapolis Children's Museum from June to October 2009.

"Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs" is the second National Geographic exhibition dedicated to the treasures of King Tutankhamen and ancient Egyptian royalty.

The first exhibition, "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," was visited by nearly four million people during a four-city U.S. tour from 2005 to 2007.

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