now, nefertiti's life is revealed. the worship of the sun deity and intimate moments by the side of hurricane -- hurricane -- her king. >> nefertiti still plays a role as an iconic beauty. also in our history. as each intelligence, we are also interested in the era in which she lived -- as egyptologists. >> german -- a german archaeologist discovered her in the ruins. since then, the sketchy details surrounding her life have fueled imaginations, and a sensational archaeological find has emerged on time for the exhibition, showing nefertiti rained longer than previously believed -- nefertiti reined longer than previously believed. at their theories that she had died or was replaced, but this text clearly shows us those scenarios did not happen at all. >> and nefertiti lived more than 3000 years ago. this exhibition reconstruct that life and is on display until the end of april in berlin. >> have you gone to see that bus? >> i have seen her three times, and she is absolutely stunning. to go if you have the chance. >> ok,

. >> sreenivasan: nefertiti the spider-naut traveled aboard a japanese space flight for three months as part of an experiment designed by an egyptian high school student. she returned safely and lived out the remainder of her days at the smithsonian, where she died this week. read the whole story at lunch in the lab. and on art beat, jeffrey brown talks to new yorker film critic david denby about big films this holiday season, plus the subject of his latest book, "do the movies have a future?" and on tonight's need to know, a fight over family planning in texas. check your local pbs listings. all that and more is on our web site newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on monday, paul solman looks at tax deductions at risk as the white house and congressional republicans struggle to avert the fiscal cliff. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs