Special Exhibition
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- GOLD Educator's Guide
- This Guide connects the GOLD exhibition to the classroom (before, during, and after your visit), explains key scientific and cultural concepts, and correlates to standards.
November 18, 2006 - August 19, 2007
Civilization's most sought-after mineral, an enduring icon of wealth, beauty, and power.
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Gold in the Discovery Room
Visit the Discovery Room to find out how the Asante people of Ghana, Africa make brass weights that are used as a measurement of gold. Originally simple in design, these weights evolved into such interesting and expressive shapes that they became treasured heirlooms, passed from father to son. The weights convey meaning, often in the form of proverbs, and were sometimes sent to friends or enemies as messages. MORE »
DISCOVERY ROOM