King Tut Exhibition Director's Gala

On June 23rd, the De Young museum held a special Director's Gala in celebrating the opening of Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Guests included John Norman, Terry Garcia, Dr. Zahi Hawass, Consul General Hesham Elnakib, His Excellency Sameh Shoukry, and all those who contributed to successfully bringing the exhibition to San Francisco. The Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is open through March 28.

John Buchanan, John Norman (of Arts & Exhibitions International), Terry Garcia (of National Geographic)

Barnaby Conrad, Dr. Zahi Hawass (of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities)

Leslie Berriman, Nion McEvoy, Lucy Buchanan

Fadel Gad, Nancy Binz

Trevor Traina, Alexis Traina

Carol Batte, Roberto Arce

John Buchanan, Marianne Peterson, Joan Danforth

David Wollenburg, Christine Williams

Consul General Hesham Elnakib, His Excellency Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Ambassador to the US

Peter McDonell, Renee McDonell, Lisa Stevens (of Wells Fargo), Robert Gallo

Lucy Buchanan, Barbara Wolfe

John Traina, Trevor Traina

Jay Xu (of the Asian Art Museum), Katherine Matsuura, Jennifer Biederbeck, Doug Biederbeck

Dagmar Dolby, Ray Dolby, Barbara Rosenberg, Dick Rosenberg

Theresa Junqueiro

Cheryl Menoufy, Kais Menoufy, Laila Basta

Mona Mongasser, Salah Mongasser

His Excellency Sameh Shoukry Egyptian Ambassador to the US, Dede Wilsey