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Die like an Egyptian
The world's first Pharaonic blockbuster exhibition was of Tutankhamon in 1972, attracting 1.75 million visitors to the British Museum. However, a new tour of Pharaonic treasures in the United States, "The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt", could beat that record. Nevine El-Aref attended the opening in Fort Worth and retraced an ancient journey to the afterlife
Kimbell Art Museum
THE KIMBELL Art Museum in Fort Worth, known as America's best small museum, was founded in 1930s when Mr and Mrs Kay Kimbell (successful entrepreneurs in the grain business, retailing, real estate and petroleum) purchased their first watercolour paintings...
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