King Tut Exhibit in Denver

On July 18th, 2010, a group of my friends and family went together to see the King Tut Exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. Because this is a special exhibit put together by the National Geographic and the Cultural Curators from Egypt, I cannot display the art work via my blog post due to copyright laws. I can say that one should absolutely take their art students to this exhibit. You can also have students participate in projects via online lesson plans through the Denver Art Museum. For my Art Exploration Class via our local School District, I created a Power Point Presentation for our school district in regards to the King Tut Exhibit. It has lesson plans included for projects for students such as: How to create a King Tut Mask, How to Make a Sarcophagus/container and How to create an Egyptian Frieze. Critical Thinking Questions might include: Why did the Egyptians believe that a pharaoh should bring objects with them? Who found the King Tut artifacts? What did the boat represent in the afterlife? One can view some of the artifacts by going to: http://www.deverartmuseum.org This is a field trip tour that art teachers must not miss!