Planning your visit

Buying your tickets

All tickets to “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” are timed and dated. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your ticketed time. Once you are inside the exhibition, you may stay for as long as you like during exhibition hours. The average length of a visit to the exhibition is 90 minutes. Tickets do not allow re-entry. Your ticket to the King Tut exhibition includes admission to the museum’s permanent collection galleries during regular museum hours and admission to the Legion of Honor within three days of your visit to Tut (through Nov. 20).

Ticket prices

 To purchase tickets:

General public

• Visit www.ticketmaster.com
• Call (877) TUT-TKTS (888-8587)
• In person at the de Young

Groups
For K-12 school groups or groups of 10 or more adults:

• Visit www.deyoungmuseum.org/tut
• Call (415) 750-3620
• E-mail tutgroups@famsf.org

School ticket lottery
To enter the California public schools free ticket lottery:

• Please review guidelines and submit an online application at www.deyoungmuseum.org/tut
• Call (415) 750-7696
• E-mail tutschoolgroups@famsf.org

All tickets are nonrefundable and nonexchangeable.

Exhibition and museum hours
“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” is open extended hours to accommodate the number of visitors who would like to see the exhibition. Please note that hours for the de Young’s permanent collection may not mirror the hours of the Tut exhibition.
The hours for “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” are:

June 27-Sept. 30, 2009

• 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Daily (last ticket at 7:30 p.m.)
• The exhibition closes at 3:30 p.m. July 4 (last ticket at 2 p.m.)
• The exhibition closes for maintenance July 13, Aug. 3 and Aug. 31.

Oct. 1-March 28

• 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday,(last ticket at 5 p.m.)
• 9 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Fridays (last ticket at 7:30 p.m.)
• Mondays are reserved for school group visits only from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
• The exhibition closes at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 (last ticket at 2 p.m.) and is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The hours for the de Young’s permanent collection are:

• 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday
• 9:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m. Fridays through mid-November
• Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Hotel partners
For your out-of-town guests, the de Young is partnering with 21 San Francisco hotels offering a variety of exciting Tutankhamun room packages that include VIP tickets and other special amenities. Please visit the de Young’s Web site for more information.

Directions to the de Young Museum
The de Young Museum is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, at John F. Kennedy Drive, in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The park is easily accessible from all parts of the Bay Area, via public transportation, bicycle or vehicle.
For specific directions, please visit the museum’s Web site.

Parking
Parking for cars and bicycles is available in the Music Concourse Garage, which is open daily from 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Entry to the garage is on Fulton Street at 10th Avenue. Due to the popularity of both this exhibition and the nearby California Academy of Sciences, the garage will fill to capacity early in the day. Limited four-hour street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhoods and on John F. Kennedy Drive behind the de Young.

Accessibility
The de Young and the Tutankhamun exhibition are both accessible for disabled patrons. In addition to visiting with the general public, people with disabilities have the option of visiting during our scheduled Access Days:

• 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, December 21
• 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, February 27

For more information and reservations, please call (415) 750-7654 or e-mail tbrown@famsf.org.

Public transportation
With easy connections from the Ferry Building, BART, Caltrain and regional transit stops, Muni’s 44, 5, 21 and N-Judah lines provide convenient and frequent bus and light-rail service to the park from throughout The City. Free bicycle parking is available in racks outside the museum and inside the Music Concourse Garage. Please visit the de Young’s Web site for more transportation information.

Pharaoh’s Gold Card
All visitors who purchase a ticket for “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” will receive a Pharaoh’s Gold Card, which entitles the holder to unique discounts and special offers from participating retail partners, restaurants, businesses and attractions throughout Northern California.

Finding your way

Enjoying your visit

• Please enter the de Young through the main entrance, as the museum’s garage-level entrance will be for exit only. There will be limited access through the garage-level entrance for visitors with disabilities.
• Parcel check is available free of charge. All bags are subject to inspection upon entering the museum.
• No food or drink is permitted inside the exhibition.
• Photography, videotaping, sketching and painting are not permitted in the exhibition.
• Strollers, baby-carrying backpacks and large backpacks are not allowed inside the exhibition. Please plan to check them. Soft, front-pack infant carriers are permitted.
• Restrooms are on every level of the de Young. Baby-changing stations are located in the accessible stalls. A family restroom is available on the lower level.

The Museum Café
The Museum Café features a variety of snacks, breakfast, lunch and dinner options. Please note that the Museum Café does not accept reservations.The café offers extended hours June 27-Sept. 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. As of Oct. 1, it will resume normal hours, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.

Museum stores
Two museum stores accompany the exhibition, offering a range of merchandise and a selection of Egyptian-themed gifts and crafts.

Audio tours
English and Spanish audio tours of the exhibition, narrated in English by Omar Sharif, are available for rental during your visit. Audio tours are $7 (adults) and $6 (museum members and children 12 and under).

Docent tours
There are no public docent tours of the exhibition. Take advantage of one of the many docent lectures that have been scheduled.
A limited number of 8 a.m. or 8:30 a.m. private group tours are available. For reservations, please call (415) 750-3620 or e-mail tutgroups@famsf.org.

ATM
A First Republic ATM is located just inside the garage entrance to the de Young on the lower level of the museum.

Real-time updates on Twitter
Check the de Young’s Twitter feed for real-time information on ticketing and parking availability at www.twitter.com/deyoungmuseum

Related programming at the de Young

Lectures

• Friday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m.: In Koret Auditorium: The Sights and Sounds of Modern Egypt or The Golden Age of
  Egyptian Culture Saed Muhssin
• Friday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.: Mummies Victorious! How the Dead of Egypt Conquered the World Dr. Jonathan Elias, Akhmin Mummies Study Consortium
• Friday, Sept. 18, 5-8:45 p.m.: In Koret Auditorium: Coptic Art in Cultural, Religious and Spiritual Context Sandra Estafan
• Saturday, Oct. 3, 2 p.m.: After the Empire: Excavating El-Hibeh, a Provincial Town in Middle Egypt Dr. Carol Redmount, Near Eastern Studies Department, UC Berkeley
• Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.: In Koret Auditorium: The Ancient Pigment of Beauty Renda Dabit

Friday Nights at the de Young
Visit the de Young during its expanded hours on Friday nights and enjoy activities designed to enhance the museum experience of “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.” Museum admission is not required for most programs. For more information, please call (415) 750-7694 or e-mail nschach@famsf.org.

• June 26, 5-8:45 p.m.: Live music by Flowers of the Nile and dance performance by the graduates of the Sausan Academy of Egyptian Dance. Installation featuring the work of Egyptian artists.
• July 3, 5-8:45 p.m.: Music and dance from the Middle East, North Africa and the Roma “Gypsy” Trail.
• July 10, 5-8:45 p.m.: Music from the Arab world, featuring Georges Lammam and friends.
• July 17, 5-8:45 p.m.: Saed Muhssin and the Arab Orchestra of San Francisco; henna tattooing by Henna Garden.
• July 24, 5-8:45 p.m.: Music of eastern Africa.
• July 31, 5-8:45 p.m.: Classical Arabian music by Mohammed Nejad and friends.
• Aug. 14, 5-8:45 p.m.: Music of Morocco by the Mo’Rockin Project; henna tattooing by Henna Garden.
• Sept. 18, 5-8:45 p.m.: Tutankhamun-inspired evening with henna tattooing by Henna Garden.

Learn more by reading

• “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” Dr. Zahi Hawass, photos by Kenneth Garrett
• “The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun” Howard Carter
• “Tutankhamun’s Tomb: The Thrill of Discovery: Photographs by Harry Burton” Susan J. Allen, Harry Burton and James P. Allen
• “Egyptian Book of the Dead” Eva Von Dassow, Ed.
• “Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt” Barbara Mertz