THEIR DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBIT is bringing the Gulf Coast Exploreum an award at the 2005 Alabama Governor's Conference on Tourism:

'Scrolls' exhibit state's top event
Exploreum's blockbuster show to be honored during tourism conference
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
By THOMAS B. HARRISON
Arts Editor

In tourism as in baseball, the numbers don't lie.

The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center enjoyed an MVP season with "The Dead Sea Scrolls," which drew 205,661 visitors to downtown Mobile in 109 days (Jan. 20 through May 8) and had a $13.4 million impact on the local economy.

Such results are impossible to ignore, and tonight the Exploreum's 2005 blockbuster will be recognized as Alabama's top tourism event. The award will be presented in Montgomery at the 2005 Alabama Governor's Conference on Tourism.

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