After thirty years, the illustrious adolescent Pharaoh, "King Tutankhamun", returns to America in a new exhibition dubbed, "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs".

Starting in June of 2005, the 27 month long affair will make stops at four locations throughout the U.S., including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Florida's Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art, the Field Museum of Chicago, and the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

King Tut's last world tour was in the late 1970's, and lasted about three years. While it may be true that the current exhibit is smaller, it has already attracted a record setting eight million visitors from the seven cities already toured.

Curator/Egyptologist André Wiese originally developed "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" over three years ago at the Basel Museum of Ancient Art in Switzerland as an addition to its ancient Egyptian collection. Although the exhibit was originally intended for display in Basel only, word quickly spread and soon agreements were made with the Egyptian government to allow the exhibition to travel to Germany and the U.S.

The exhibit not only highlights the tomb of "King Tut", but also features over 130 artifacts from other pharaohs buried in the Valley of the Kings. Most of these artifacts, which have never seen by the public, are between 3,300-to-3,500-years-old.

Furthermore, parts of the proceeds raised from the world tour will be contributed to the construction of a new antiquities museum in Cairo and the continuation of archaeological and preservation efforts in Egypt.

The Exhibition will be on display in Florida's Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art from December 15, 2005 to April 23, 2006. Tickets are already on sale, and can be obtained online by visiting the official website at http://www.kingtut.org/tickets.htm