AN EXHIBITION about Ancient Egypt is a Barnsley museum’s most successful to date, a council report reveals.
The town’s visitor economy received a major boost with the ‘Gods’ Land in God’s County: Ancient Egypt in Yorkshire’ temporary exhibition at Experience Barnsley.
It featured more than 200 Egyptian artefacts and highlighted the connections between Ancient Egypt and Yorkshire dating back to 1610.
The council’s latest performance report, covering October to December, shows more than 1,300 people visited in the first week and the exhibition was the most successful since the town hall museum opened in 2013.
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