Small group tour of the King Tutankhamun Exhibition November 20, 2007

We've done it again!! Be amongst the first in London to experience Egypt's golden age and see the treasures of the world's most famous pharaoh, Tutankhamun.

In 1972, on a worldwide tour to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of his tomb, the treasures of Tutankhamun came, for the first time, to London and the British Museum, causing unrivalled excitement. During a 6-month stay, over 1.7 million people visited the exhibition, a record number of visitors to the Museum or any exhibition in London to this day. Tutankhamun's spell was cast over the entire population of Britain.

Now, 35 years later, he's back. Artefacts exhumed from the tomb of the Egyptian boy king are to be exhibited at The O2 and The SaVVy Club® Members and Guests will be able to see them in their unrivalled splendour.

For the lucky few, Tuesday 20th November will begin at twenty past three in the afternoon:

A small group will board a boat at Westminster and cruise, like Howard Carter up the Nile, to Greenwich. There we will disembark to ward off the heat of the day and indulge in drinks at the cool, slick, good-looking, Inc. Brasserie before entering the magnificent audio-guided exhibition.

The memories are still vivid for the people who in 1972 queued around the British Museum to pay their 50p entrance charge, some of them waiting over 8 hours to get inside. Once inside the museum, the specially designed exhibition was crowded and stuffy at times, a constant movement of people making it possible to take only brief glimpses of some objects. The claustrophobia added to the atmospheric display. For once, heads of the king, and postcards of his jewellery, outnumbered Union Jack t-shirts and models of London double-deckers on the stalls outside.

This time, The O2 will stage the exhibition of a lifetime, with space and time to see and enjoy, to marvel and wonder at the craftsmanship, the opulence and the mystery of the time of the Pharaohs.

And it doesn't end there; the evening will be rounded off with a super meal at Tapa Tapa.
For those still hesitant about making the commitment to join The SaVVy Club®, here is an opportunity to enjoy a SaVVy experience at a special guest price.

Full members price is £180 (inc VAT).

For this event only, guests are welcome at £195 (inc VAT).

If you are interested, please email [email protected] before Friday 16 November.

Official Website: http://www.savvyclub.co.uk/index.cfm