ExhibitionAugust 26, 2021
World Premiere exhibition Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, in South Florida
The Boca Raton Museum of Art will be presenting “Machu Pichu and the Golden Empires of Peru.” The travelling exhibition, starting in South Florida, will showcase a selection of 192 artifacts from royal tombs, many of which have never been seen outside of Peru. The artifacts in the exhibition are on loan from Museo Larco in Lima, Peru, and Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón in Aguas Calientes, Peru. One of the exhibition’s highlights is a fully intact gold attire of a Chimú Emperor that dates to 1300 AD. The visitors will plunge into the Amazon rainforest and come face-to-face with one of the most impressive collections of gold treasures to ever tour the world.
“Machu Picchu remains an enduring symbol of the great Incan empire, but it is merely one legacy of the dozens of advanced societies that flourished in ancient Peru for more than 3,000 years. The rich history of the Andean cultures has left behind priceless treasures of great importance,” said Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer.
The experience will also feature the first-ever virtual reality expedition of Machu Picchu, recorded in 2020 during the unprecedented closure of the site during the pandemic. It was the first time in recent history this majestic City in the Sky was completely empty, filmed using state of the art drone-VR technology.
The show will be presented from Sat, Oct 16, 2021, until Sun, Mar 06, 2022. The exhibition will encompass the entire museum, including all galleries on both floors. Exhibition ticket prices start at $19.95. Tickets will go on sale later this summer. An online registration process to pre-register for tickets has opened. Those who pre-register will have early access to tickets when they go on sale to the public. For the opportunity to register to pre-purchase tickets, visit https://bocamuseum.org/golden
“Machu Picchu remains an enduring symbol of the great Incan empire, but it is merely one legacy of the dozens of advanced societies that flourished in ancient Peru for more than 3,000 years. The rich history of the Andean cultures has left behind priceless treasures of great importance,” said Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer.
The experience will also feature the first-ever virtual reality expedition of Machu Picchu, recorded in 2020 during the unprecedented closure of the site during the pandemic. It was the first time in recent history this majestic City in the Sky was completely empty, filmed using state of the art drone-VR technology.
The show will be presented from Sat, Oct 16, 2021, until Sun, Mar 06, 2022. The exhibition will encompass the entire museum, including all galleries on both floors. Exhibition ticket prices start at $19.95. Tickets will go on sale later this summer. An online registration process to pre-register for tickets has opened. Those who pre-register will have early access to tickets when they go on sale to the public. For the opportunity to register to pre-purchase tickets, visit https://bocamuseum.org/golden
