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Talking Antiquities: King Tut

Dave Iverson
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 (Courtesy of the de Young Museum)

San Francisco’s de Young Museum is opening a new exhibit, “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.” We talk with the exhibit’s designer and curator about more than 130 artifacts from ancient Egypt that will be on display, 50 of which archeologists discovered inside King Tut’s actual tomb.

Guests:

Dr. Renee Dreyfus, curator of ancient art and interpretation for the FAMSF (Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)

Mark Lach, senior vice president of Arts and Exhibitions International

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