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King Tut Exhibition @ The A.G.O.
11/21/2009 00:00 - 04/18/2010 00:00
King Tut is returning to the Art Gallery of Ontario.

The AGO last exhibited the young Egyptian pharaoh in 1979 and it proved to be immensely popular, attracting roughly 750,000 visitors, according to the gallery.

Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, features 130 pieces from the tomb of Tut and other ancient Egyptian rulers – more than twice as many as the 1979 exhibit.

The new show, currently setting attendance records in Atlanta, will be in Toronto (its only Canadian stop) from Nov. 21, 2009, to April 18, 2010.

According to the AGO, four galleries will be devoted to the exhibit.

Tutankhamun ruled Egypt between 1336 and 1327 BCE. Although Tut is the now the most recognizable of the Egyptian pharaohs, he was little known until his tomb was discovered in 1922 by British explorer Howard Carter.

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