Zahi Hawass to Speak at UPenn

Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt and Director of excavations at the Giza Pyramids, Saqqara, and Bahariya Oasis, offers a special public talk, "The Riddle of the Pyramids and the Magic of King Tut," Thursday, February 1 at 6:00 p.m. in the Harrison Auditorium of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia.

Tickets to the program, which is co-sponsored by The Franklin Institute Science Museum, are $10 per person. An optional reception and book signing with Dr. Hawass, author of numerous books on ancient Egypt, features Middle Eastern-style hors d'oeuvres (and cash bar) for US $50 (US $35 for Penn Museum members). Advance reservations are strongly recommended and tickets for the lecture and the reception may be purchased through the Annenberg Center Box Office, 215/898-3900, Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday, Noon to 6:00 p.m.

For more details, see the news release at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia.

• Dr. Zahi Hawass to Speak at UPenn, news release
• Official Website of Zahi Hawass
• Egypt and Egyptology
• Giza Plateau Pyramids (a photo gallery)

Photo of Zahi Hawass on location in Egypt provided courtesy of Zahi Hawass.