Hundreds of VIP guests were treated to a celebrity reception and preview of the King Tutankhamun exhibit at the California Science Center. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti gave a powerful speech thanking his father Gil and special donors for making the historic evening possible. This will be the last time the Tutankhamun artifacts will be on tour, as Egypt is building the collection a permanent home at its Grand Egyptian Museum. The event had a roaring twenties theme, with exhibits, real camels and live hip hop music. Dinner was housed inside the space shuttle Endeavour’s hangar, which was decorated elaborately with an Egyptian theme. The party, which continued into the early morning, raised close to $200K for kids’ science camps.
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