A free public reception Thursday will celebrate the grand opening of “Nikola Tesla: An Exhibit” at the Serbian Heritage Museum.

Science student Athena Cox is working at the museum, located in the Serbian Centre at 6770 Tecumseh Rd. East.

“The exhibit is timed to honour the 80th anniversary of the death of Tesla, an inventor and futurist,” Cox says. “We’ll have two styles of Nikola Tesla tote bags available for purchase, with proceeds helping to fund the museum.”

The event will run 6 to 8 p.m. July 6.