For Immediate Release Contact: Nancy O'Shea (312) 665-7103 (For Media Use Only) Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Public Programs LECTURES National Geographic Live! with Zahi Hawass In Search of King Tut Tuesday, May 23, 7:30 p.m. Get a first-hand look at the CT scans and other investigations being performed on Tutankhamun and other of Egypt's ancient mummies. Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities and Director of the Giza and Saqqara Pyramids, is leading an international team of scientists in this provocative look at one antiquity's most enduring mysteries. This is the last of five presentations in the National Geographic spring series. National Geographic explorers—from audacious photographers to renowned authors—are once again bringing their global adventures to The Field Museum with brilliant photographs, rare video and personal accounts. The series runs February 21 – May 23, 2006. For more information, call (312) 665-7400. Series Tickets: Explorers Circle- $390/$375 members Patron- $140/$125 members Unreserved- $105/$90 members, $60 students/educators Single Tickets (Available January 2006): Patron- $30/$28 members Unreserved- $24/$22 members $15 students/educators Tutankhamun: Exhibiting a Legend David Silverman, Curator, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs Saturday, May 27, 2006 2 p.m. Follow the legend of King Tutankhamun back nearly 100 years, from the discovery of his extraordinary tomb to the treasures of the current exhibition. The curator of both exhibitions (1977 and today) will talk about the excavation of the tomb and the subsequent exhibitions that sparked Egyptomania in the United States. Regain a sense of nostalgia about the craze around the original exhibition and discover the new technologies that have made this new gathering of artifacts all the more important. Cost: $16, $14 educator/student, $12 member FAMILY PROGRAM Create a Play in One Day! Saturday, May 27, 2006, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Join us for a one-day residency program with Foundation Theatre Group. Children ages 7-11 write a short Egypt play under the tutelage of professional actors, cast it with their new friends from the workshop, and perform it in the Museum's main Stanley Field Hall that same day. Cost: $16, students/educators $14, members $12 GALLERY PROGRAMS Egypt Discovery Days Friday, May 26 – Monday, May 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Activities include a special Egyptian story time, a papyrus-making demonstration and hands-on activities that explore the process of mummification, pyramid building, hieroglyphic writing and an Egyptian game. Free with Museum admission. For more information, call (312) 665-7400. Story Time Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. (Daily July and August) Listen to an Egyptian story and make an art project to take home – all in just 20 minutes! One adult for every three children please. Free with Museum admission. For more information, call (312) 665-7400. Artists at the Field Saturday, June 17, 2006 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featured artist Karen O'Neal will offer special papyrus-making demonstrations in Stanley Field Hall. Free with Museum admission. For more information, call (312) 665-7400. HANDS ON ACTIVITIES - Daily throughout the exhibition run. Free with general Museum admission. Senet - Ancient Egyptians played a board game called Senet to pass the time. It is thought that there are many ways to play this game. Join us in playing our giant version of this pastime. The Seventy Days of Mummification - Ever wonder how many steps were involved in ancient Egyptian mummification? Help wrap a life-size mummy and find out how Egyptians used a natural salt for drying the body, which amulets were placed in a mummy's wrapping and why certain organs were saved for the mummy's journey into the afterlife. Egyptian Hieroglyphs –The hieroglyphic alphabet contains thousands of characters and symbols, representing sounds. These characters are placed to together to create words and phrases, names and places. What do you think your name looks like in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs? Stop by our interpretive station and find out. Build a Giant Pyramid - Be part of one of the greatest building projects since Giza. Help construct a model of an ancient Egyptian pyramid and learn more about the people who built the real structures so long ago. FAMILY WORKSHOP Egyptian Art Workshop - Fall 2006 A family workshop, offered in partnership with The Oriental Institute, where participants will explore Egyptian art forms. Behind-the-Scenes with Anthropology - Fall 2006 Discover how researchers are using modern X-ray technology to learn more about artifacts from past cultures. Continue>>