LOS ANGELES, CA.- LoMarking the first time the treasures of Tutankhamun (King Tut) have visited Los Angeles in 27 years, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs from June 16, 2005 through November 15, 2005. The extensive exhibition includes more than 130 treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun, other Valley of the Kings tombs and additional ancient sites. LACMA is the first United States venue for a 27-month national tour.

Visitors to Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will see 50 major objects excavated from Tutankhamun’s tomb, including his royal diadem — the gold crown discovered encircling the head of the king’s mummified body that he likely wore while living — and one of the gold and precious stone inlaid canopic coffinettes that contained his mummified internal organs.

More than 70 objects from other royal graves of the 18th Dynasty (1555 B.C.-1305 B.C.) will also be showcased, including those of pharaohs Amenhotep ll and Thutmose lV and the rich, intact tomb of Yuya and Tuyu, parents-in-law of Amenhotep lll and great-grandparents of Tutankhamun. Yuya and Tuyu’s tomb was the most celebrated historical find in the Valley of the Kings until Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun’s undisturbed burial chamber in 1922. All of the treasures in the exhibit are between 3,300 and 3,500 years old.

The exhibition is organized by National Geographic, AEG LIVE Exhibitions and Arts and Exhibitions International, with cooperation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities.