Secrets of the Silk Road

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 2:23 am

On Tuesday, April 27th, 2010, at the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) an exhibition will open with the title of this post. There are at least two mummies and 150 objects from Urumchi Museum to be on display. With some luck there should be a bow or two. I will keep in touch on the matter. Hopefully there will be substance to this post. Be well. Jack

hcspng · Post by **hcspng** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:11 am

Thanks for your notice i think that's a great fair please sen us pics!

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:39 am

Jack,
You seem to be getting all the good exhibitions. Let us know when there is a catalogue and what it is like, please.

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 3:25 am

Well actually I screwed up. This exhibit is currently at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California, and will not be in Houston till August of this year. I hope there is still an ATARN then!

If anyone is in the area, be sure to go by and make a report, soon.

Bede; We get all the good exhibits because the museum charges $20 to enter and splits the admission with the sponsoring country. It is just like the movie industry without all the production costs. They are selling us a peek at history. Just a business like any other. Hardly qualifies as an educational facility.

Sorry again for the mistake. Jack

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:40 am

A TV report (no mention of bows):

http://www.bowers.org/index.php/art/exh ... details/35

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Bede · Post by **Bede** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:22 am

Jack,
It's the same all over the world, entrance fees for special exhibitions, marketing of books and souvenirs. Someone always pays. Hopefully some of the money gets back to the museums who lend the objects to pay for their conservation.

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:06 pm

A call to the Bowers museum got me in contact with the person doing the signage for the exhibit. She said that there were no bows and arrows; only some spear fragments.

Sorry to waste everyone's time. Later. jack

serindia · Post by **serindia** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 8:38 pm

Aha, probably, Stephen and I could organize an academic journey for our friends to visit Xinjiang directly.

Generally, the cost in autumn is not expensive as I know, I mean, from Europe to Xinjiang.

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Sat May 01, 2010 2:51 am

I'm in. Jack

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Mon May 03, 2010 3:18 am

serindia wrote:Aha, probably, Stephen and I could organize an academic journey for our friends to visit Xinjiang directly.

Generally, the cost in autumn is not expensive as I know, I mean, from Europe to Xinjiang.

We could do this when I retire next year. Let's discuss in September.

Thomas Duvernay · Post by **Thomas Duvernay** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:54 pm

Stephen Selby wrote:We could do this when I retire next year. Let's discuss in September.

As an elder law prof at my last university mentioned, "Retired means I now have new tires..."

Stephen Selby · Post by **Stephen Selby** » Tue May 04, 2010 1:34 am

Thomas Duvernay wrote: As an elder law prof at my last university mentioned, "Retired means I now have new tires..."

Yeah, but less gas...

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