Notes from Cairo

Last week a team of journalists and museum staff journeyed to Cairo, Egypt for a week of shooting and research to produce a one-hour documentary and newspaper supplement for our upcoming exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.

We were fortunate to be accompanied by the noted archaeologist and cultural phenomenon, Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquties for Egypt.  You may have seen Dr. Hawass in many television specials on the National Geographic or Discovery Channels about ancient Egypt, King Tut, mummies or scientific discoveries relating to antiquity.  That’s right, he’s the man with the hat.  Just this week he announced that the Supreme Council of Antiquities is close to unearthing the location of the tombs of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony in a dig near Alexandria.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll share photos and highlights from the trip, some information on traveling to Egypt should you be considering a trip and what it’s like to travel with an global cultural icon.

But for now, a few photos to whet your whistle… Click on an image to enlarge.