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Experience
Museums
Compiled by Gabe Webb
PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER TO DEBUT TERRACOTTA WARRIORS EXHIBIT
The Pacific Science Center
will premier the new exhibition
“Terracotta Warriors: Guards
for Eternity” in the spring. The
exhibit will feature statues
of ancient Chinese soldiers,
civil officials and entertainers
unearthed from the burial
complex of China’s first
emperor.
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“Terracotta Warriors” will
tell the story of this clay army,
starting with its discovery in
1974, when a farmer was
digging a well for his orchard,
and moving back to its creation
in 210 B.C.E. Visitors will learn
about the cultural context of
the warriors, as well as the
craftsmanship of the statues.
The exhibition will run April
8–Sept. 3, 2017. The Pacific
Science Center is taking earlybird reservations for groups of
10 or more.
For more information,
contact Lindsae Long at llong@
pacsci.org or go to pacsci.org.
After the world lost Muhammad Ali on June
3, the world found the Muhammad Ali
Center—or so it seemed to the staff of the
downtown Louisville attraction.
“Mourners and friends and fans came
from literally all over the globe to pay tribute
to a man they loved and admired, and
whom they were inspired by,” says Jeanie
Kahnke, senior director of external affairs.
“Now that Muhammad has passed away,
there is new curiosity about his life and
about the Muhammad Ali Center.”
The center, which opened in 2005,
provides an exploratory roadmap of Ali’s
life, from his Louisville roots and remarkable
boxing career to his humanitarian
achievements. Pavilions rich with
multimedia and interactivity explore Ali’s
six core principles: confidence, conviction,
dedication, respect, giving and spirituality.
And new exhibits are on the way. Set to
open in September is one that focuses on
Ali’s humanitarian efforts and his impact on
the next generation. This permanent expansion will include new temporary exhibit space that will first be filled with “RACE: Are We So Different?”
The interactive exhibit explores race on biological, cultural and historical levels. It will run from Sept. 24 to Jan. 2, 2017.
“The Ali Center welcomes visitors to experience how The Greatest became such a cultural, historical and sports icon,” Kahnke says. “We
hope, too, they’ll be inspired to find their own personal greatness.”
For details about hours, exhibits and more, visit alicenter.org or email Kahnke at [email protected].
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‘NEW CURIOSITY’ ABOUT ALI CENTER