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50.000 visitors for Tutankhamen Exhibition in Vienna

State Information Service

Art History Museum in Vienna was opened for visitors on 11/3/2008 to visit Tutankhamen's Exhibition for which more than 50.000 tickets were sold before its opening, which reflects the Austrians' appreciation for the Egyptian civilization.

The exhibition is held under the title of "Tutankhamen – the Golden King and the Great Pharaoh", and it will travel to 8 European countries and US during the period from 9/3/2008 till 31/12/2012 in return for $ 50 million directed to contribute in establishing the big Egyptian Museum and repairing some other antiquities locations.

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