November 14, 2009 - August 15, 2010
This exhibition takes you along the world's oldest international highway, on a voyage that spans six centuries (AD600-1200). It showcases four representative cities: Xi'an, China's Tany Dynasty capital; Turfan, a bustling oasis; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants; and Baghdad, a meeting place for scholars, scientists, and philosophers.
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Traveling the Silk Road exhibition.
Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org), in collaboration with Azienda Speciale Palaexpo, Roma, Italy and Codice Idee per la cultura srl, Torino, Italy; the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia and Art Exhibitions Australia; and the National Museum of Natural Science, Taichung, Taiwan and United Daily News, Taipei, Taiwan.
The Presenting Sponsor of Traveling the Silk Road is
Additional support has been provided by Mary and David Solomon.
The Silk Road Project residency is generously supported by Rosalind P. Walter.
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