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Jerome B
Columbia, MD1,010 contributions
King Tut Exhibit Great
Jan 2023 • Solo
The King Tut Experience was great. I learned a lot both from the exhibit and from the film. The other exhibits near the theater were also interesting.
Written 18 January 2023
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Emily M
United States1,328 contributions
Nice King Tut experience
Jan 2023
We enjoyed the King Tut exhibit. We learned a lot, and the immersive experience was unique. Great use of technology to bring the history and ancient religious beliefs to life.
Written 14 January 2023
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cvon27
Missouri77 contributions
Great traveling exhibit
Jun 2022 • Solo
The exhibition that was there on Egypt was excellent. Truly one of the best museum experiences for Egyptian history I’ve ever seen! What I was disappointed with was the lack of NatGeo specific exhibits. There is a tiny secondary gallery with some of the history of NG, but that’s all. You literally spend less than 20 min looking at NatGeo stuff after being completely blown away by the Egyptian exhibition.
Written 3 January 2023
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Matthew P
65 contributions
Family Weekday disappointment
Dec 2022 • Family
Not pleased with this tour. Nothing but stories using lighting and a few story boards. You can get more info from a book. There are no artifacts and this tour is not worth the cost.
Written 29 December 2022
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wowdogs
Klamath Falls, OR71 contributions
Excellent King Tut Exhibit
Nov 2022 • Business
Unlike other posts, I enjoyed this photo exhibit even though there were no artifacts to see. The photography, story line, and special effects were outstanding. I enjoyed my visit and would definitely recommend to others...
Written 27 November 2022
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Gerardo D
South Padre Island, TX24 contributions
Great Museum with excelent installations
Oct 2022 • Couples
The section of Tutankamen is excelent!
The museum is located in a safe area and very accesible by public transportation.
The staff is very kind and helpful
Written 1 November 2022
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NCraig
3 contributions
Not a Museum. Not Good at All.
Oct 2022
Seriously, this was terrible. King Tut exhibit was pitiful. It is the only exhibit. There is no "museum". I don't think they understand the meaning of that word. Nat Geo is so good at magazines and photography. They are the worst at "museums". Please don't go.
Written 14 October 2022
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messier27
Fountain, CO222 contributions
Complete waste of time and money
Sep 2022 • Solo
The King Tut "immersive" exhibit has no artifacts. It has no replicas of artifacts. It has no pictures of artifacts. It was the worst museum experience I've ever had. There were a few blow ups of newspaper articles and magazine covers, and few pictures of the outside of the dig site. The "highlight" was a video with South Park quality animation of the Egyptian after death mythology. Their explanation was that, since Egypt has built its own museum for the artifacts, they won't leave the country anymore (a perfectly reasonable expectation) . But since that's the case, just don't have the exhibit. It was absolutely horrible
Written 21 September 2022
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Jeannie H
Shenandoah Valley24 contributions
Spend your time and money elsewhere!
Jul 2022 • Family
Don't waste your time and money on the King Tut exhibit. It contains no artifacts, and you could easily pick up a book or find a short YouTube video that would give you all the information shared there. We took the time to walk through and read everything, and that only took about 20 minutes. The rest of the National Geographic building doesn't offer much either, just a couple of photographic exhibits. Really not worth the visit.
Written 30 July 2022
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CollectingChristie
Seal Beach, CA824 contributions
Do not go to the King Tutankhamun exhibit - no real artifacts. An embarrassment.
Jul 2022
The King Tutankhamun exhibit is AWFUL. Not a single artifact from Egypt. Essentially a wall through story-board exhibit with two rooms that offer an audio visual projection display - akin to a bad 5 min cartoon movie. There is no meaningful information here - the story boards are disjointed and fail to provide basics such as detailed maps, or even replicas of items discussed. The final room with its large A/V cartoon presentation is embarrassing. The content was made up - based on assumptions about what Egyptians thought the journey to the afterlife was - and then presented with horrible cartoon images, akin to a cheap Saturday morning CW cartoon. Don't go. Nat Geo should be embarrassed that they let this travelling road-show co-op their brand.
Written 25 July 2022
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