Two-year Mummy! exhibit draws to close

by Dave Lavender – The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON – He’s had quite an after-life party here in Huntington, but it is soon coming to a close.

A mummy, on display at the Huntington Museum of Art since Jan. 18, 2003, is the main attraction of the record-breaking Mummy! exhibit which has become the most popular exhibit in museum history.

In a two-year-run the Mummy! exhibit, which celebrated the rich culture of ancient Egypt with everything from a lecture series to book discussions and workshops, has drawn about 100,000 people to the museum.

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