THE DISCOVERY OF KING TUT NYC to Host Final 'Family Sunday,' 4/10

The Discovery of King Tut, the thrilling recreation of Tutankhamen's tomb and the treasures found within, will host its final "Family Sunday" on Sunday, April 10th. That day, visitors to The Discovery of King Tut will have to opportunity to participate in special family tours, readings, activities and workshops with visiting Egyptologists. Additionally, April 10 marks the final chance to tour the exhibition with Museum Hack, the "renegade" museum guide group. All Family Sunday activities are included with the price of admission. The scheduled activities are as follows:

Sunday, April 10th

Exhibition tours with Egyptologist and author Tamara Bower, who will also lead hieroglyphic writing classes. Learn to write your name in hieroglyphs!

Family exhibition tours with Egyptologist Phyllis Sarretta.

Exclusive tours with the "renegade" museum guide group Museum Hack, whose irreverent, humorous, out-of-the-box tours turn the conventional museum experience upside-down. (Tours scheduled for 11AM, 12PM, and 1PM. First come, first served.)

The Discovery of King Tut, located at Premier Exhibitions 5th Avenue, 417 5th Avenue (at 37thSt.) in New York City, was recently extended through May 15, 2015. For more information on the upcoming Family Sunday, visit www.TUTNYC.com/familysunday/. For tickets and more information about the exhibition, visit www.TUTNYC.com.

ABOUT THE DISCOVERY OF KING TUT, NEW YORK:

Seen by millions of visitors worldwide, The Discovery of King Tut takes visitors back more than 3,000 years to trace the story of the boy king who reigned for a decade and died suddenly at age 19. This thrillingly unique experience explores the legendary tomb and its treasures as they were at the exact moment of their discovery. Visitors can feel the rush of excitement as they step into a moment only ever witnessed by Howard Carter's excavation team, view more than 1000 precisely crafted replicas and reconstructions and discover the story behind one of the most iconic moments in history.

The tomb's magnificent burial goods have been reproduced exactly down to the finest detail by expert Egyptian craftsmen and renowned Egyptologists. These exquisitely crafted replicas and reconstructions, allow visitors to step into the wonder of the discovery as if the original excavation in the Valley of the Kings has been reopened. Crucially, the exhibition also brings together a collection that can only be seen separately elsewhere, even in Egypt: because the king's treasures are kept in the Cairo Museum. In addition, Tutankhamun's beautifully painted tomb in the Valley of the Kings has been stripped of everything but his mummy, the outer coffin and the stone sarcophagus. By contrast, the exhibition experience culminates in exact reconstructions of three chambers from Tutankhamun's tomb, revealing themselves just as the discoverers saw them. A radioplay-like audio tour based on Howard Carter's diaries, video documentaries, extensive texts and object descriptions and unhindered access to the objects together provide an exciting, as well as informative, experience for all the senses. The Discovery of King Tut is scheduled to run through May 15, 2016. Tickets are on sale now atwww.TUTNYC.com.

ABOUT TAMARA BOWER:

Tamara Bower is an artist, Egypt-specialist and author of three books about ancient Egypt. She'll be leading activities for young visitors, including mini-lectures and giving them the chance to write their names in hieroglyphs.

Tamara's latest book is "The Mummy Makers of Egypt." Using the classic style of Egyptian art, the book is painstakingly accurate in facts and illustrative style. Artifacts, funerary customs, the gory details of the mummification process, hieroglyphics, and details of life in ancient Egypt are told through the eyes of Ipy, whose father is embalmer to the King.Yuya, father of the Queen, has died and Ipy must help his father in the mummification process.

Yuya is an actual mummy and the discovery of his tomb is an entertaining story in itself; with the archaeologist Theodore Davis fainting at the sight of so much gold, and the portly Gaston Maspero getting stuck while trying to climb into the tomb. Yuya's tomb was a spectacular discovery in the Valley of the Kings that was later overshadowed only by the discovery of King Tut, Yuya's great-grandson.

Tamara's book has already been met with great acclaim. Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Thrill-seekers and serious students of ancient Egyptian culture and values will be equally enthralled." While Dr. Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, called it, "A charming and well-researched book with vivid, engaging, exquisite original artwork by Tamara Bower that brings ancient Egypt to life. A delight for children, aficionados of ancient Egypt, and scholars. It is definitely on my Christmas present list!"

"The Mummy Makers of Egypt" will be available in the shop for purchase, and Tamara is happy to sign your copy. www.tamarabower.com

ABOUT MUSEUM HACK:

Museum Hack leads renegade tours of the world's best museums. These tours include the untold stories of the art and artists, juicy gossip about the museum and activities in the galleries like "Buy, Burn, Steal" and "Yearbook Tags." Every tour is unique and customized on the fly to include the pieces the Museum Hack guides and their guests care most about. The overall theme is to make tours fun and engaging, and to help overcome museum fatigue - a real problem, where visitors get tired and bored when they visit museums. Museum Hack offers public tours at four major museums in the US, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, the American Museum of Natural History in NYC, the National Gallery of Art in DC, and the de Young Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in SF. www.MuseumHack.com

PREMIER EXHIBITIONS 5th AVENUE is a state-of-the-art exhibition and special events center located at 417 5th Avenue between 37th & 38th Streets. With a goal of bringing the love of learning to life, Premier Exhibitions 5th Avenue offers exciting, informative and behind-the-scenes experiences through a diverse range of museum quality exhibitions. In Spring 2015, the center created and debuted SNL: The Exhibition. This unprecedented opportunity allows visitors to lift the curtain on "Saturday Night Live" for a first-hand journey through the characters, stories, cast and writers that have entertained and amused generations for the last four decades. For more information please visit http://www.snltheexhibition.com.

ABOUT PREMIER EXHIBITIONS, INC. AND SC EXHIBITIONS:

Premier Exhibitions, Inc. located in Atlanta, Georgia, is a foremost presenter of museum quality exhibitions throughout the world. Premier is a recognized leader in developing and displaying unique exhibitions for education and entertainment, including Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, BODIES...The Exhibition, Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, Pompeii The Exhibition, Dinosaurs Unearthed, Dinosaurs Alive!, Extreme Dinosaurs and Real Pirates in partnership with National Geographic, as well as Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition. The success of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. lies in its ability to produce, manage, and market exhibitions. Additional information about Premier Exhibitions, Inc. is available at the Company's websitewww.PremierExhibitions.com.

Premier Exhibitions presents The Discovery of King Tut in partnership with SC Exhibitions, a division of Semmel Concerts Entertainment, a leading European live entertainment producer. The Discovery of King Tut is a project by SC Exhibitions, conceived and curated by a team of leading European museum specialists. The scientific circle consulting the exhibition and its international programming consists of Wolfgang Wettengel, Wilfried Seipel, Jaromir Malek and Zahi Hawass. The exhibition supports several projects in Egypt, and contributed to the renovation of the Tutankhamun galleries in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The Discovery of King Tut is the official replica exhibition endorsed by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.