In response to the popularity of “King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh,” the California Science Center has extended the exhibition’s closing date to Jan. 13, as well as extended its closing hours.

Visit the “King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” exhibition at the California Science Center before it closes on Jan. 13. (photo by Jill Weinlein)

Presented by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, IMG and the California Science Center, the immersive exhibition features more than 150 real artifacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb, making the show the largest King Tut collection ever to tour outside of Egypt. Sixty tomb artifacts made their international debut with the exhibition as well.

Guests learn the role of the burial objects in guiding King Tut on his quest for immortality. They also learn how the cutting-edge tools and scientific analysis of King Tut’s 3,000-year-old mummy reveal new information about his health and lineage.

Since its world premiere in March 2018, more than half a million guests have visited “King Tut,” making it one of the most well-attended special exhibitions in the California Science Center’s history.

These final weeks mark the last chance to see King Tut’s treasures in the U.S. before the exhibition moves on to its European engagement where it will open at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris in March 2019.

Now through the final day of the exhibition, the last ticket time will be 5 p.m., with “King Tut” closing 90 minutes later. All other Science Center exhibits will close at 5 p.m.

On New Year’s Eve, the last ticket time will be 3:30 p.m. and the exhibition will close at 5 p.m. The Science Center is closed on New Year’s Day.

Tickets are $29.95 for adults and $19.50 for children. Discounts are available for members, children, students, seniors and groups.

The California Science Center is located at 700 Exposition Park Drive. For information and tickets, visit californiasciencecenter.org or kingtutexhibition.com.