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Date and Time
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December 7 2022 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
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Description
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Our 2022 History on Tap Series wraps with an absolute icon – King Tut! Since the first steps of King Tutankhamun’s tomb were uncovered in November 1922, the world has been obsessed by the life and possessions of the Boy King. The wave of Egyptomania that hit the US in the 1920s ushered in another Egyptian Revival, sometimes called “Tutmania,” that influenced art, architecture, fashion, and design as well as enhanced our understanding of ancient Egypt. Join Egyptologist Stacy Davidson on a journey through the life and times of King Tutankhamun, the excavation of his tomb, and the enduring legacy of his impact on our arts and pop culture.
Tickets for the program are $5.00, and includes a complimentary beverage from our evening’s featured brewery! Visitors will also get the chance to tour 1920s automobiles, displayed courtesy of our friends at the Plain Ole A’s Model A Ford Club. Space is limited, please visit the link below or call (913) 248-2360 to reserve your seats. The event will be held in the Museum’s Town Hall, located at 11600 Johnson Dr, Shawnee, Kansas 66203.
Click here for tickets: Tutmania Tickets
About the Speaker:
Egyptologist Stacy Davidson teaches credit and non-credit courses at Johnson County Community College where she has developed and taught over 30 distinct courses on Egyptology and the Ancient World. She is the 2021 Adjunct Faculty Lieberman Teaching Excellence Award winner as well as a JCCC College Scholar for her work on Dark Egypt: Negative Connotations of Egypt in 19th Century American Thought. She is the co-founder and first President of the Missouri Chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE-MO) and the founder and Team Lead of the Egyptology State of the Field Project which is the first demographic, educational, and occupational study of Egyptologists in the United States. She is currently conducting research for a 2020-2021 Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowship project titled “We are for Egypt” which illuminates the history, culture, and distinct identity of the region of Illinois known as “Egypt” or “Little Egypt.” www.scribespalette.wordpress.com
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