Photo: #A two thousand-year-old fragment of the The Words of the Luminaries from the Dead Sea Scrolls is seen on display at The Jewish Museum September 17, 2008 in New York City.
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A two thousand-year-old fragment of the The Words of the Luminaries from the Dead Sea Scrolls is seen on display at The Jewish Museum September 17, 2008 in New York City. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

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Dead Sea Scrolls coming to Minnesota

by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public Radio
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St. Paul, Minn. — A renowned piece of antiquity will be coming to Minnesota. The "Dead Sea Scrolls" will be on display at the Science Museum of Minnesota in early 2010.

The ancient Hebrew texts will pose some challenges to the museum. Mike Day, vice president of the Science Museum of Minnesota, talked to Tom Crann about some of the challenges how the museum will house the ancient texts.

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