The Pacific Science Center will host the final U.S. stop of Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, May 24, 2012-January 6, 2013. This is the largest King Tut exhibition ever shown on the West Coast – more than twice the size of Seattle’s 1979 Tut exhibit – and features new objects never before seen in the U.S.
Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB) has launched a new travel website to promote overnight stays and highlight Seattle’s unique art and culinary scene. The new site,
2DaysInSeattle.com is a companion site to visitseattle.org and offers an interactive trip planning experience.
Tickets are on sale now for Gauguin & Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise, on view at Seattle Art Museum (SAM), Feb. 9-April 29, 2012. SAM is the only venue in the United States to host the groundbreaking exhibition featuring approximately 50 of Paul Gauguin’s paintings, sculptures and works on paper.
Green thumb experts and novice gardeners alike enjoy the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, held at the Washington State Convention Center, Feb. 8-12. Top garden creators gather in Seattle to fashion 25 magnificent full–scale gardens based on the 2012 theme, “A Floral Symphony.”