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Largest Collection Of Mummies Coming To Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The world's largest collection of mummies is coming to the Carnegie Science Center this fall, just in time for Halloween.

"Mummies of the World: The Exhibition" will bring 125 real mummies and mummy artifacts and more than 4,500 years of history to Pittsburgh on Oct. 5.

mummy cat
(Photo Credit: Carnegie Science Center)

Not only will there be mummified people, but there will also be a collection of mummified Egyptian animals, like cats, rabbits, fish and lizards.

Tickets go on sale Sept. 3, and you can buy them online.

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