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Article: 'Queen of Sheba' and 'Mummies' Are First Of Famed British Museum Exhibits To Be Shown at Leading Southern California Museum, The Bowers, Under New Pact.
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- May 22, 2003
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LONDON -- LONDON, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Two of world's most famous exhibits, "Queen of Sheba" and "Death and The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt," will be the first from The British Museum to be shown at one of Southern California's leading museums, The Bowers Museum, under a new five-year agreement.
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"We wanted to showcase the incredible collections of The British Museum, and be able to provide a service to visitors and especially students who aren't able to travel to Britain," said Peter C. Keller, Ph.D., president of The Bowers Museum of Santa Ana, California. "We're providing an ...