Recently opened at the California Science Center,
Cleopatra: The Exhibition offers a fuller picture of the last Egyptian Pharaoh. Cleopatra is seen as a charismatic political and religious leader, a woman of great intelligence, a caring wife and mother through artifacts discovered by a French underwater archaeologist who has recently been mapping and excavating the sunken cities of Alexandria. There are more than 150 artifacts including figurines, coins [bearing her portrait] and a pair of 16 foot granite statues of a Ptolemaic king and queen. Through December 31st.
www.californiasciencecenter.org
