Award of Excellence – Major Institution, Société des musées québécois

Award of Excellence – Major Institution, Société des musées québécois

Gatineau, Quebec, October 15, 2009 — On October 14 during a special evening event in Quebec City, the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation was the proud recipient of an Award of Excellence from the Société des musées québécois in the ‘Major Institution’ category for the exhibition Tombs of Eternity: The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt. The exhibition, which was presented at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) from December 19, 2009 to August 16, 2009, was hugely popular, and attracted more than 215,000 visitors to the Museum.

The Museum of Civilization would like to congratulate all those who contributed to this success.

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