cleopatra in philadelphia

In our online book chats, we are scheduled to read Kleopatra by Karen Essex on September 1.

There is a new exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Cleopatra, the Search for the Last Queen of Egypt, through January 2, 2011.  The New York Times has a review:

Arts

Cleopatra’s Underwater Kingdom
By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN
Published: June 3, 2010

"Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt,” at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, is a powerful exhibition.  But that’s not really because of Cleopatra.  read on

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   Ryan Collerd for The New York Times

Today, The Telegraph has a related article:

Cleopatra papyrus goes on display
Hat tip: Lindsay Powell

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On our novel, Kleopatra, there is N.S. Gill's review & my own. I'd love to make a field trip together with any chat members living close by before September 1, but I'm not sure the timing works for me.