PERUVIAN GOLD: ANCIENT TREASURES UNEARTHED
Sat Oct 4, 9:00 AM - Mon Oct 13, 12:00 PM

From October 4 through December 31, Peruvian Gold will showcase extraordinary objects from Peru’s pre-Inca heritage, including gold ceremonial and funerary masks, textiles, ceremonial ornaments, ceramics and jewelry. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be El Tocado, the largest and most ornate pre-Columbian headdress ever discovered. The extraordinary gold headdress dates from the Middle Sican period (A.D. 900-1100). This exhibition will be is first time it has been on display in the United States since it was unearthed in 1991.

EXHIBIT HOURS: Tues., W, F, Sat 10a. - 5p; Thurs. 10a-8p; Sun 1-5p; closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

PRICE: Adults $12; Seniors, Students, COI Employees, Art Connection & National Geographic Members, Military, and groups of 10 or more $8; Student groups of 10 or more $5.