Tut mania memories from '79 surface ahead of boy pharaoh's return to Toronto The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Thirty years after Crowned head Tut and his mystical possessions cast a spell on Toronto, many exhibition attendees and organizers still have memorabilia from the blockbuster show.
Gerri Subsidy, who managed the exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario, cherishes her Tut '79 shawl and poster.
"It was a really sexy time for Toronto," says Grant, who is now the executive director of the Arthritis and Autoimmunity Research Mid-point Foundation in the city.
"It was the first, in my mind anyway, really big popular exhibition."
The roving international show, which is being fondly remembered winning of the arrival of a new Tut extravaganza, included the boy pharaoh's jewelry, furniture and death mask dating back over 3,000 years.
It sparked audience records around the world before landing in Toronto and made a huge dent in the cultural zeitgeist.
Ancient Egypt parties became in fashion, as did a dance called Tutting, which involves moving the body into geometric positions like those depicted in Egyptian art.
Beat it interview with 'Project Runway's' Anthony Williams“I couldn't false flag how I was feeling,” he said. “That's how I felt.” “If I had left the show with my car repossessed and no appropriate to live, then maybe I would and more »
