CELEBRATE SPRING WITH THE GOLDEN KING AT THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART

SPECIAL BRUNCH OFFER AND DISCOUNTS

AVAILABLE EASTER AND “MUMMIES DAY” WEEKENDS

-- Museum’s Most-Visited Exhibition Ever Enters Its Final Two Months --

DALLAS (March 25, 2009) — With the arrival of spring, the Dallas Museum of Art celebrates the season and marks the final two months of its record-breaking exhibition “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” with holiday weekend offers for Easter and “Mummies Day” and spring discounts.

To date, more than 500,000 tickets have been sold to this once-in-a-lifetime presentation of treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun and other ancient Egyptian sites, making it the most-visited exhibition in the Museum’s 100-year history. The exhibition will be on view for eight more weeks through May 17, and several discount offers and special weekends provide ample opportunity to see the boy king’s treasures before they leave Dallas.

For family outings after the egg hunt or to honor moms worth their weight in gold, seeing this exhibition of spectacular 3,000-year-old Egyptian artifacts will make for a royal day. The DMA’s Seventeen Seventeen Restaurant will offer a special weekend brunch to commemorate Easter and “Mummies Day” weekends on Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12 and May 9 and 10. The buffet brunch, loaded with such edible treasures as vanilla crème brulee, French toast, customized omelets, roasted shrimp fattoush salad, slow roasted salmon and Egyptian ratatouille, and chicken breast with apricot and spiced almond couscous, will be available for $46 for adults and $18 for children under 12 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. A discount is available for King Tut ticket holders and for DMA members. Reservations are required at 214-922-1858.

Outside of these special holiday weekends, visitors have other opportunities to “see and save” during the final two months of the exhibition with the following special ticket offers. The remaining weekends are booking fast, and advance reservations are recommended to ensure preferred dates and times are available.

Share the experience with family and friends with the “King Tut Golden Gift Pack”:

Save more than $12 and stroll through the King Tut exhibition at a special “Matinee Monday” price, beginning Monday, March 23:

Families can enjoy more than $30 of savings with the “Family 4-Pack”:

For the complete King Tut experience, visitors can also take advantage of the Museum’s many programs included with an exhibition ticket purchase. On Wednesdays, starting at 3 p.m. at the Visitor Services Desk, gallery talks are led by Museum staff, area scholars, and practicing artists through the Museum’s collections, including its Egyptian objects. On weekends, visitors can join Museum staff for a TUTorial in the Center for Creative Connections Theater to learn more about King Tut and life in ancient Egypt. Also on weekends, Museum docents offer a Collection Highlights Tour to discover treasures throughout the Museum’s galleries. For the most up-to-date times and dates, please visit www.DallasMuseumofArt.org.

Additional offers for “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” include discounts for college students and members of the military. Packages including tickets to the film Egypt 3-D: Secrets of the Mummies are also available. For more information visit www.KingTutOffers.com or www.ticketmaster.com/kingtut

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Running through May 17, 2009, at the Dallas Museum of Art, this engagement of “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” marks the first time these treasures have visited the Southwest region. The exhibition includes an extensive array of more than 130 extraordinary artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun and other ancient Egyptian sites, providing insight into the lives of King Tut and other royals of the 18th Dynasty (1555 B.C.-1305 B.C.). The treasures in the exhibition are more than 3,000 years old.

The exhibition is organized by National Geographic, Arts and Exhibitions International and AEG Exhibitions, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. Northern Trust is the presenting sponsor of the encore tour, and American Airlines is the official airline of the exhibition. The Dallas engagement is presented in partnership with the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau and is supported locally by Kroger, DART, The Dallas Morning News, D Magazine/People Newspapers, CBS 11 and KERA.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets to the exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art can be purchased now at 1-877-TUT-TKTS or www.ticketmaster.com. Group tickets for 10 or more are available at 214-922-1222 or groupsales@DallasMuseumofArt.org. For additional information about tickets and hotel packages, please visit www.DallasMuseumofArt.org/TUT.

About the Dallas Museum of Art
Located in the vibrant Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) ranks among the leading art institutions in the country and is distinguished by its innovative exhibitions and groundbreaking educational programs. At the heart of the Museum and its programs is its encyclopedic collections, which encompass more than 23,000 works and span 5,000 years of history, representing a full range of world cultures. Established in 1903, the Museum today welcomes more than 700,000 visitors annually and acts as a catalyst for community creativity, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds with a diverse spectrum of programming, from exhibitions and lectures to concerts, literary readings and dramatic and dance presentations.

The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors and by the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors and by the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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