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Bishop White Gallery of Chinese Temple Art
Religious murals survive the march of time. The Paradise of Maitreya, the magnificent mural that dominates this gallery, adorned the wall of a Chinese Buddhist monastery that no longer exists. It was created more than seven centuries ago during the Yuan dynasty, when Khubilai Khan ruled and the
Gallery of the Bronze Age Aegean
The rise and fall of three mighty civilizations. Long before the Classical Age the prehistoric Cycladic, Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations flourished in Greece and the Aegean. This was before the age of written history, but these cultures inspired the myths and legends of Greece – tales of the
Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of Byzantium
When Istanbul was Constantinople. The dedication of Constantinople (now Istanbul) by the Emperor Constantine I in AD 330 began a new phase in the history of the Roman Empire. Power gradually shifted towards the eastern Mediterranean, and a new empire emerged. The people of this empire thought of
Reed Gallery of the Age of Mammals
The rise of mammals following the great extinction of dinosaurs. After the extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago, other animals continued to develop and flourish. This was a time when Earth's continents continued to separate into their present-day positions and predecessors of
Samuel European Galleries
The legacy of European style through the ages. From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, Europe witnessed agricultural, social, economic and industrial innovation that would change how Europeans lived, worked, and viewed with the world around them. Examine the influence these changes had through
Galleries of Africa: Nubia
The Kingdom of Kush: The lost civilization of ancient Nubia. At one time, the ancient Nubian Kingdom of Kush covered the whole Nile Valley, from the Mediterranean Sea to the highlands of Ethiopia. The Nubian's writing system was the second oldest in Africa after Egyptian hieroglyphs, and
Willner Madge Gallery, Dawn of Life | Level 2
The first gallery of its kind in North America brings the dawn of life to life. How old is life itself? When did we come from? How did life suddenly begin? Did all life begin the same? Has this happened before? What evolutionary changes shaped the world we know today? Every answer uncovers