Cleopatra exhibit wows previewers

"Powerful," "stunning" and "fascinating" were some of the words that area teachers used Tuesday afternoon to describe the exhibition Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt" at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

The exhibition will open to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, but about 1,600 teachers and guests signed up for a free preview Tuesday afternoon at the Museum Center's invitation. About the same number were scheduled to tour the exhibit Wednesday, said Chris Jacobs, director of group sales for Aurora, Ohio-based Arts and Exhibitions International, which organized the exhibit with National Geographic.

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