Tuesday, 25th April 2006 (2996 views)

The Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, Florida announced the record-breaking attendance figures for its "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibition, which finished this week.

According to the museum it had 707,534 visitors during the four-month display, shattering the previous record set by the "Saint Peter and the Vatican" exhibition, which registered over 150,000.

Highlights of the display included 50 major artefacts excavated from the legendary Egyptian king's tomb, including the gold crown found on the head of the mummified sarcophagus and a gold coffinette.

"For hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Museum of Art, it has been a dazzling experience," said Irvin M Lippman, president and executive director for the Museum.

"The excitement that has followed King Tut since the discovery of his tomb in 1922 has only increased in intensity to the status of phenomena," he continued.

"We are pleased to have been part of the international tour of one of the most important and beautiful exhibitions of ancient Egyptian art to travel to the United States."

The display is estimated to have brought $150 million in revenue to the Fort Lauderdale area, with nearly 90 per cent of tickets being sold to guests from outside Broward County.

 

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