He's My Favorite Honkey
Look very closely at this ad. Notice the Golden Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen. Nice Huh? Well, if you go to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia and spend $25 per person plus $7 per person on the audio tour you will see THOUSANDS of objects associated with him and his family. Yes, The "Treasures of Tutankhamen" show has Gold coated chairs, Gold coated Gods, Gold Coated Jewelery, Gold Coated Everything. It's amazing how much of this guys crap survived the last 3,000 years.
The one thing you WILL NOT SEE is the Gold Coated Sarcophagus that they show in the advertising. That's right, the ONE object that you identify with Tut, isn't there. I spent two hours going room to room, reading every little description card, listening to the voice of Omar Shariff to watch an animated slide show of the Sarcophagus in the final room. I was very happy until that point.
They wrapped the City Trolleys with this photo. The Front of the Museum is covered with a picture of it that must be 100 Yards wide. They shouldn't use it in the advertising and they should tell you before you drop all that cash and wait in the crowded lines and packed dark display rooms. They suck Golden Coated ass.
4 comments:
I couldn't agree with you more. I've seen the exhibit (elsewhere) and was truly disappointed.
I must admit, the steps leading up to the Franklin Institute look awesome though...
The damn Egyptian Antiquities Commission (my title) won't let the sweet Sarcophagus travel outside their building..... and I can't blame them, w/ the way the airlines lose luggage these days.
ba dum ching!
It's in the back by the Scarab collection
Did you see Body Worlds? That definitely wasn't dissapointing.
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