Art Associates of Lake Charles Inc. is sponsoring a museum and shopping trip by chartered bus to Houston on Nov. 12.

Participants may view the Museum of Fine Art’s King Tut exhibit and visit the holiday shopping wonderland at the Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker Market.

The bus will depart from the front entrance area of Lake Charles Boston Academy, 1509 Enterprise Blvd., at 7 a.m. and leave Houston for the return trip at 6 p.m.

Participants may view The National Geographic “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs” exhibit. It is in Houston for the first time, with more than 100 treasures displayed that tell the story of Ancient Egypt, King Tut and the excavation of his tomb in 1922.

The bus will head to the Nutcracker Market at the Reliance Center at noon. The 31st annual market features 323 national and international merchants.

Dining is available at both locations.

The cost for travel only is $40 per person. Guests will purchase their own museum tickets for the exhibits they wish to see. King Tut ticket prices vary from $14 to $33 depending on membership and other special discounts, and may be purchased online or by phone in advance.

Call Patty Grandy at 855-4560 or Bobbi Yancey at 526-6121 for more information