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BOZEMAN - The sun didn’t shine on Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s remains for more than 3,000 years. If you’ve had enough of the outdoors, consider a trip into the cool dark of Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies to check out what he kept handy for the afterlife.

“Wonderful Things from the Pharaoh’s Tomb” includes 126 reproductions of the most famous artifacts in the Tutankhamun hoard. Artisans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Field Museum and Egyptian institutions recreated King Tut’s state chariot, golden shrines, mummy case and, of course, his distinctive funerary mask.

It’s all laid out in the MOR main entry hall. Because of the open nature of the exhibit, security is noticeably more strict than usual in the hands-on museum. Children are required to be in close range of parents at all times, which can be frustrating when adults are soaking in the detailed information plaques while the kids are impatient to see the next artifact.

Beyond the Eygptology, MOR also plays host to a traveling exhibit of Pablo Picasso’s ceramic designs. The show features 65 plates, bowls, vases, pitchers and other creations Picasso and colleagues developed at the Madoura pottery workshop in Southern France between 1947 and 1971.

The always-popular dinosaur collection has expanded greatly in the past year, with a new Mesozoic Media Center where visitors can take video tours or do hands-on computer activities. In the more contemporary era, the Tinsley House and Living History Farm start operations at the end of May, displaying how Montana’s pioneers lived in the homestead days. The Paugh Family History Hall has a display comparing the intersecting material worlds of American Indians and Euro-Americans and how each culture influenced the other.

MOR’s summer schedule goes into effect May 25. From then to Sept. 3, it’s open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with some exceptions. Staff at the Living History Farm and Lewis and Clark Challenge Course are on hand only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. And the Museum Gift Store is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Before May 25, the museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:30-5 p.m. Sundays.

Before May 25, admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children 5-18 and free for children 4 and under. Planetarium shows cost an extra $3, or can be purchased as a combo ticket with museum entry for $9.50 for adults and $6.50 for children.

During the summer schedule, prices go up to $9.50 for adults and $6.50 for children, which includes a planetarium show. Children 4 and under are still free.

For more information, call 994-2251 or visit museumoftherockies.org.

Reporter Rob Chaney can be reached at 523-5382 or at rchaney@missoulian.com.

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