King Tut - A Mile High

After several heart-felt requests from our 5-year-old daughter, we finally made it to the King Tut exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. The excursion was a pricey one, but parting with $100 for a family of four seemed a small expense when considering that you may not have another opportunity to see these artifacts.

I had not been to the new Denver Art Museum and I must say that the building itself was impressive enough, regardless of its contents.  The use of metal and the sweep of the roof was a dazzling sight.  I envied those that called the nearby Museum Residences home.  These ultra-modern lofts are well located between the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Public Library.  These amenities and the easy commute to downtown and LODO make these dwellings chic by any standard.

Once inside the museum, we proceeded to the exhibit.  The variety and scale of the pieces on display were intriguing enough to hold the attention of small children, even without the audio tour.  Our youngest daughter, a fan of felines, was especially excited about the sarcophagus for a 3000 year-old mummified cat.

While silently perusing ancient Egyptian possessions encased in plexi-glass may not be everyone’s cup of tea, we were glad that we had come.  Unfortunately for our pocket books, the kids now feel it is necessary to actually visit Egypt