Me too. It was great to say we had it in Kansas City, and it really helped Union Station. I don't remember the last time I saw so many people there!Tosspot wrote: Sad to see that exhibit go.
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Thanks. Yep, it was a grand old building on a beautiful day.anniewarbucks wrote: Great pics AllThingsKC. They realy bring out the beauty of this grand old building.
Actually, I took the pictures after the place had closed. If you look at some of the pictures with the clock, you can see that it was after 7:00pm. So, most of the businesses were already closed and it was the last day for the exhibit anyway.LCDSI wrote: great pictures but where is everyone? i assume you took this before the place opened?
AllThingsKC wrote: Scrolls exhibit adds up to a great success for Union Station
By MATT CAMPBELL
The Kansas City Star
DAVE HELLING | The Kansas City Star
The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at Union Station attracted more than 177,000 visitors over its three-month run, far exceeding expectations.
Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit earned $3 million VIDEO
The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit was the most successful ever at Union Station, averaging nearly 2,000 visitors a day and netting nearly $3 million for the station.
The show closed Sunday and preliminary figures released today show the 90-day exhibit far exceeded projections, both in attendance and in revenue.
“A year ago we laid off almost 60 employees and a lot of people thought we were daft to try to stage this exhibit,” said Union Station CEO Andi Udris.
The success of the scroll exhibit will contribute to a projected bottom-line surplus for the station this year of nearly $137,000. It would be the first year without a deficit since the station was restored.
Project adviser Linda Segebrecht said 177,782 people saw the scrolls for an average of 1,975 per day. Union Station had budgeted for 150,000 visitors.
That makes the scrolls more popular than the Titanic exhibit a few years ago, which attracted 282,372 visitors over five months for a daily average of 1,681.
Video Here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/111490.html
Hmm . . . I spoke to a few of your "bangers" who said they wouldn't dream of going because they thought the scrolls were a fraud dreamed up through a liberal conspiracy to discredit the true book. Apparently they were of the mindset that the scrolls were manufactured in the same warehouse where they staged the moon landing and where they make the fake dinosaur bones to plant for the scientists.Maitre D wrote:
I wonder if the Red Star will write an editorial, thanking all those Bible Bangers for going down there for this one. Maybe living in the Belt can be good for business and Downtown. Whoulda thunk it?
What did the other 99.4% of the visitors have to say about the Scrolls?LenexatoKCMO wrote: Hmm . . . I spoke to a few of your "bangers" who said they wouldn't dream of going because they thought the scrolls were a fraud dreamed up through a liberal conspiracy to discredit the true book. Apparently they were of the mindset that the scrolls were manufactured in the same warehouse where they staged the moon landing and where they make the fake dinosaur bones to plant for the scientists.
