Acknowledgements and thanks

06/23/09 8:22 PM PDT

Thank you

A special thank you to the following for their gracious assistance and promotional consideration in the coordination of the research trip for "From the Valley of the Kings":

Dr. Zahi Hawass
The staff of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities
Ambassador Hesham Elnakib
Attiya Shakran
The Egyptian Consulate of San Francisco
Ali Ibrahim and the Cairo Press Office
National Geographic
Arts and Exhibitions International
Abercrombie and Kent Egypt
Amr Badir
Fiby Youssif
Rasha Mabrouk
Noha Nassif
Sherif Attya
British Airways
John Lampl
Hassan Ibrahim

Photo credits

Main page: Granite Statue of Tutankhamun, Dynasty 18, Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Photo: McMillan Group
After a 30-year wait, the Boy King is back: Artifact photos by Andreas F. Voegelin, Antikenmuseum Basel and Sammlung Ludwig, the MacMillan Group and Kenneth Garrett © 2008, National Geographic
Discoveries of a lifetime: Photos courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Archives of the Department of Egyptian Art. Images © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dedicating life to antiquity: Photos by Hassan Ibrahim
Gilded remnants of a distant epoch: Artifact photos by Andreas F. Voegelin, Antikenmuseum Basel
and Sammlung Ludwig, the MacMillan Group and Kenneth Garrett © 2008, National Geographic
Tunneling back through time: Luxor Temple photos courtesy of Fr. Anthony Hanna. Karnak Temple photo courtesy of Michael Stevens
First Tut exhibit nearly missed: Photos courtesy of the de Young Museum
Planning your visit: Image courtesy of the de Young Museum.

Credits

John P. Wilcox Publisher
James E. Pimentel Executive editor
Deirdre Hussey Managing editor
Terry Forte Design editor
Leslie Katz Features editor
Max DeNike Copy Editor
Steven Winn Writer

Visiting the Exhibition

“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Sept. 30. After that, the exhibition is open from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Sundays and until 8:45 p.m. Fridays. There are several early and holiday closures, so check the museum’s Web site when planning your visit.

Tickets can be purchased through www.ticketmaster.com, by calling (877) TUT-TKTS (888-8587) or in person at the de Young.
Your Tut ticket also admits you to the de Young’s permanent collection and to the Legion of Honor within three days of your Tut visit.
All tickets for this exhibition are timed and dated. Try to arrive at least 30 minutes before your ticket time to line up.
Having guests this summer? More than 20 Bay Area hotels have partnered with the show to offer special packages, including VIP tickets. Check the de Young’s Web site for the list of hotels.
Download a PDF of the Museum Map

More info on planning your visit