... As is my habit when viewing an exhibit, I gained insight from listening to comments of other visitors, especially observations by children. One little boy looked at the varied figurines found in the tombs and wanted to know why a pharaoh had "so many toys." Another youngster commented that a rigid, cushion-less gold chair symbolizing the power of high office didn't look like anything he would want to sit in. And still another youngster wondered how many people it took to make "all this stuff" for one dead man.

I suspect that the underlying religious rationale for the tomb's contents eventually will become known to those children. But, for a brief moment, I had reason to hope that when they learn more about the ancient culture, they will continue to question the logic of valuing some human beings more than others to the extent that it is considered acceptable to purchase privilege at the expense of the least powerful...

Too much in common with Tut, Palm Beach Post, Florida, January 21, 2006.

The Egyptian pharaonic exhibition touring 13 states of the US, will reach its ninth leg in Michigan, [at the Public Museum of Grand Rapids,] on January 27, 2006 through May 7, 2006.

Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass said that the exhibition has scored major success. Hawass added that the exhibition has netted $13 million dollars. with one million per state. On display are 141 pieces.

The Pharaonic exhibition in its 9th leg in US, State Information Service, Egypt, January 24, 2006.

... About 20 miles away in Miami, contemporary glass artist Dale Chihuly works his magic in the 83 lush acres of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden through May 31 [2006], (305) 667-1651. The latest in Chihuly's series of indoor and outdoor installations, the installation of 200 hand-blown, brightly coloured glass flowers and plants nestles among the real flowers and plants fusing nature and art.

“As visitors stroll (or ride a tram) through Fairchild, there will be moments of disbelief and wonder as they try to determine if they are looking at glass or nature,” a brochure quotes director Mike Maunder, who calls the intertwining “magical...”

Tut, Chihuly exhibits add beauty to trip, The Galveston County Daily News, Texas, USA, January 22, 2006.

Ok, to the excitement of the day (and I'm writing this on Tuesday, although the discovery happened on Saturday - we awaited the announcement of the find by the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and that occurred yesterday). The morning began with an inscription running up and down a back pillar. But what looked on Jan. 20 like a simple stelae inscription cleaned up to look like the rear of a statue, so we became more aware...

January 22, 2006 — Part 2, John Hopkins University, USA, January 24, 2006.

Also January 23, 2006 — Part 2, John Hopkins University, USA, January 24, 2006.