Traveling The Silk Road: Ancient Pathway To The Modern World November 13, 2009

THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ANNOUNCES
TRAVELING THE SILK ROAD: ANCIENT PATHWAY TO THE MODERN WORLD
November 14, 2009 - August 15, 2010

WHAT
Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World brings to life one of the greatest trading routes in human history, showcasing the goods, cultures, and technologies from four representative cities: Xi’an, China’s Tang Dynasty Capital; Turfan, a verdant oasis; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants, and ancient Baghdad, a hub of commerce and scholarship.

While exploring this new exhibition, visitors will watch live silkworms spinning cocoons, wander through a replica of a lively night market, encounter life-sized camel models, explore the ancient skills of papermaking and metalwork, and track the “stars” using a working model of an Arab astrolabe.

Children will also become world travelers, collecting special stamps in Silk Road “passports” issued to them at the exhibition entrance. On Sunday afternoons, guests will be treated to live performances brought together by the Silk Road Project, founded in 1998 by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

WHEN
Saturday, November 14, 2009 – Sunday, August 15, 2010

WHERE
American Museum of Natural History

ADMISSION
Museum plus special exhibition: $24 Adults, $18 Students/Seniors, $14 Children.

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Official Website: http://www.amnh.org