Former President of Mexico Vicente Fox Will Be Guest of Honor at the World Debut...

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Celebrate the world debut of The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato exhibition with former President of Mexico Vicente Fox at the Gran Noche de Estreno World Debut Preview Event on Friday,

Oct. 9, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Detroit Science Center. 

This festive celebration, sponsored by AT&T, Tourism Mexico, Comerica, Latino

Press and Corralejo Tequila, will be the very first time Guanajuato's famed

accidental mummies will be seen in the United States. Tickets to the event are

$125 per person or $200 per couple, and are available by calling 313.577.8400,

ext. 432.

The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato is a 10,000 square-foot exhibition that

will open to the public on Oct. 10, 2009 in Detroit before embarking on a

limited three-year tour across the United States. Featuring 36 accidental

mummies on loan from the Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato, the exhibition

combines science, history and cultural anthropology to immerse the visitor in

the world of a Mexican city over 100 years ago where deceased residents

naturally mummified in their crypts.

Like the accidental mummies, former President of Mexico Vicente Fox came from

humble beginnings in Guanajuato, Mexico and went on to achieve international

fame. Fox is known as a visionary leader who played a vital role in Mexico's

democratization. He served as President of Mexico from 2000-2006.

"This is an incredible opportunity to enjoy the exhibition, for the first time

ever out of Mexico, and to learn about the Mexican culture and the profound

respect towards the dead," said Honorable Vicente Sanchez, Consul of Mexico in

Detroit.

"We are honored to have President Fox join us for this historic event when the

accidental mummies of Guanajuato, President Fox's home state, make their U.S.

debut here at the Detroit Science Center," said Kevin Prihod, President & CEO

of the Detroit Science Center. "These mummies have attracted millions of

visitors to Guanajuato, and it is an honor to bring the mummies to the United

States. This exhibition will present a unique look into Mexican culture,

forensic science and the very lives of these amazing mummies. It is an

experience not to be missed."

Visitors to the exhibition will meet the accidental mummies, learn about life

in their thriving community, discover the modern-day forensic technology that

helps scientists analyze them, and explore a culture that reveres and

celebrates them.

For further information, including an interactive tour of the exhibition,

please visit accidentalmummies.com. Tickets for the Detroit tour stop will go

on sale Sept. 17, 2009.

The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato is an official event of the Mexico 2010

Bicentennial celebration. It is produced by Detroit Science Center Design &

Exhibits at Eekstein's Workshop, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Detroit

Science Center that creates captivating, durable, engaging exhibits and

displays for museum and corporate clients, in association with Accidental

Mummies Touring Company LLC. Media support for the exhibition in Detroit is

provided by Latino Press, WDIV-TV and WJR-AM.

The Detroit Science Center is a hands-on museum that inspires its visitors to

pursue and support careers in engineering, technology and science. The Science

Center features five theaters, including Michigan's only Chrysler IMAX(R) Dome

Theatre, the Dassault Systemes Planetarium, the Toyota Engineering Theater,

the DTE Energy Sparks Theater and the Chrysler Science Stage; a 9,000

square-foot Science Hall for traveling exhibits; hands-on exhibit galleries

focusing on space, life and physical science; the United States Steel Fun

Factory; an exhibit gallery just for pint-size scientists; and a Special

Events Lobby.

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