Milwaukee DSS exhibit closing

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBITION in Milwaukee closes on Sunday:

Public Museum's Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit closes Sunday

Gary Porter (Journal-Sentinel)

Posted: May 30, 2010 |(0) Comments

The Milwaukee Public Museum's special exhibition, "Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible: Ancient Artifacts, Timeless Treasures," closes Sunday.

Nearly 150,000 visitors have taken in the exhibit of authentic Dead Sea scroll fragments, illustrated manuscripts, rare Bibles and Holy Land artifacts dating from more than 2,000 years ago. "Dead Sea Scrolls" is the largest temporary exhibit ever produced by the museum staff.

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Another brief note from WUWM Public Radio puts this in context:

The Scrolls exhibit is the largest temporary show ever done by the museum. It's sold 152,000 tickets since January and it's on track to be the fourth most popular show at the museum.

Dead Sea Scrolls exhibits always seem to be very successful.

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