TUT EXHIBIT TO WRAP UP LATER.Byline: - Rick Orlov The exhibit of King Tut - which has drawn worldwide attention and helped revive the Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is the official and world-renowned art museum of the County of Los Angeles, California, located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. - will remain for five extra days, officials announced Thursday. Instead of departing Nov. 15 for its next stop in Florida, organizers said, it will remain until Nov. 20 to allow an extra 100,000 people to view the artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. . So far, more than 800,000 people have gone through the exhibit, contributing more than $200 million to the local economy, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. said. LACMA LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA Los Angeles County Medical Association LACMA Latin American and Caribbean Movers Association President Melody Kanschat said the Tut exhibit is the second-most popular in the museum's history - exceeded only by the 1978 exhibit of King Tut. ``It has brought a whole new audience to the museum and helped us immensely,'' Kanschat said. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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