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The Diana exhibit is likely to appeal to Those Who Not Just recall the pomp of her 1981 wedding to But Also Those Who Followed the highs and lows of her fishbowl life and to just about Anyone else drawn to royal celebrity. The traveling exhibit 've Targets More Than 150 of objects Reflecting her personal life events from childhood on her tricycle. It will display family Heirlooms, Including photos and home movies, as well as 28 of the dresses, suits and designer gowns as Diana Wore The Most photographed woman in the world. Also

The exhibit will highlight humanitarian concerns caused Targets, Including compassion for AIDS Victims and her Campaign Against Land Mines. The exhibit will

nine galleries and we Occupyt of the 15,000-square-foot Bank of America Gallery on the lower level of Union Station. Wore the dress Diana for her wedding to Prince Charles, with STI Enormous train, alone a glass case Requires More Than 25 feet long. Visitors

May Be drawn to Comparisons Between That royal wedding and the one coming up, in Which the bride Will Be a commoner. Diana Spencer WAS Already a member of one of Britain's aristocratic Dynasties, According To the website of the family's Althorp estate. The items in the exhibit Are On loan from the estate. Charles Spencer, Diana brother, is Expected to visit Kansas City for the opening. Diana, A Celebration Comes With a gift shop, a taste of Which Can Be Had on the exhibits website, where, Diana china plate sells for $ 199. A mug with the Althorp crest is $25 and a coin purse is $19. Proceeds support the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.

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Diana and Charles divorced in 1996, and she died in 1997 at age 36 in a car crash in Paris.

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Guastello approached the shows presenter, Arts and Exhibitions International, about coming to Kansas City after Prince William and Middleton announced their engagement in November.

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We did have competition, Guastello said. We worked closely with them and we were able to put together a very strong competitive bid.

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Union Station had to juggle its upcoming exhibit schedule to make room for Diana. Officials are projecting ticket sales of 60,000 to 75,000.

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The exhibit is now showing in the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan, where it had sold more than 30,000 tickets nearly halfway through its 14-week run there. After Kansas City, Diana, A Celebration is scheduled to return to England.

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Union Stations just-closed exhibit of animatronic dinosaurs drew 149,414 visitors, almost exactly twice the number budgeted. It had sold 100,000 tickets by Labor Day and was extended into January. Officials said that attendance of just over 5,000 on Jan. 8 was the highest single-day draw of any traveling exhibit at the station since it reopened in 1999.

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The successful exhibit helped to double membership sales for Union Station and contributed to an overall positive cash flow for the facility.

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About the exhibit

The exhibit contains more than 150 objects, occupying nine galleries.\n

It includes 28 designer gowns, two diamond tiaras and other jewels.

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The wedding dress and train (shown above) requires a case 25 feet long.

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Union Station projects ticket sales of 60,000-75,000 over 14 weeks.

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Diana, A Celebration

March 4 to June 12.\n

Tickets are $23.50 for adults; $18 for seniors, military and students; $15 for children age 3-12; $10 for Union Station members.

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Tickets go on sale Jan. 29 for nonmembers at www.unionstation.org, at the station ticket office, through Ticketmaster and at the Sprint Center box office.

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