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Mummies never go out of fashion, and what's billed as the world's biggest traveling exhibit of carefully preserved humans will open to the public today at the California Science Center, next to the USC campus. "We are excited to launch 'Mummies of the World' in Los Angeles, a city that is lauded for its commitment to arts and culture," said Marc Corwin, president of American Exhibitions Inc. "As witnessed in the phenomenal success of the King Tut Exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art just five years ago, Southern California residents have an appetite for antiquities, which give us a glittering glimpse into the past." The exhibit will reveal how the scientific study of mummies provides a window into the lives of ancient people from every region of the world. The collection includes ancient mummies and artifacts from Asia, Oceania, South America, and Europe as well as ancient Egypt. More>> 
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