One of the highlights of a visit to the remote and imposing temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt’s far south is the famed Sound & Light Show, a spectacular show of music, historical narration, and lights and images played on the ancient statues and temple façades.

One of the highlights of a visit to the historic monuments of Luxor, and ancient Thebes, is the famed Sound & Light Show in the great temple complex of Karnak. As visitors arrive after sunset at the first pylon and walk through the magnificent hypostyle hall, they are treated to the first part of this spectacular show of music, historical narration, and lights and images played on the ancient walls. The experience continues as they reach their seats and view the culmination of the spectacle on the ancient stones across the sacred lake.

The highly anticipated exhibition "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" has arrived at last in the city of San Francisco, California, where the Pharaoh was welcomed as a living king. This was not the first time that Tutankhamun has visited San Francisco, since the Golden Boy made an appearance there more than 30 years ago. 

The ancient Egyptians were the first to examine the afterlife in a book composed between 1567 and 1085 BCE. This collection of funerary texts has historically been referred to as the "Book of the Dead" or "Book of Going Forth by Day". For the Egyptians, the "Book of the Dead" was a vital part of the quest for immortality.